At the COCIR General Assembly in Brussels, COCIR President Kevin Haydon announced that he would stand down from COCIR Presidency at the end of April 2015. Joost Leeflang has been elected as the new COCIR President and will represent Philips on the COCIR Board. 
Agfa HealthCare has won the contract to install computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR) solutions for the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. Agfa HealthCare offers a full portfolio of CR and DR solutions empowered by its next generation MUSICA imaging processing software. Under the agreement, its CR 30-X and DX-G units have been installed in all of the Trust's radiology departments. 
Orion Health veteran Wayne Oxenham has been appointed Executive Vice President for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to drive forward the company's population health management strategy. Appointed in April 2015, Wayne is to focus on delivering successful projects for existing customers and will take on full operational regional leadership across EMEA. 
Healthlogistics.co.uk Ltd, one of the leading providers of e-procurement solutions to the NHS, has acquired hTrak Pty Ltd, Australia’s leading supplier of procedure costing and billing solutions. The companies' combined product offering will provide NHS Trusts with a unique end-to-end solution for their e-procurement requirements, resulting in significant efficiency savings. 
For the 5th year research2guidance together with HIMSS conducts a research program focused on the mHealth app market. The 2015 mHealth App Developer Economics study aims at uncovering the current status and trends of the global mHealth app market. Agfa HealthCare's revenue decreased by 4.1 percent. This clear improvement compared to the previous quarters of the year is the result of the efforts to support the growth engines of the business group on the one hand and the evolution of the Euro exchange rate on the other hand. Continuing the success of the previous quarters, the Direct Radiography product range's revenue grew strongly. 
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue has partnered with Staffordshire County Council social services and Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS to work with technology-enabled care services provider Tunstall Healthcare to provide a preventative health and safety provision using telecare.