Agfa HealthCare has announced the debut of IMPAX Clinical Applications 2.1, a suite of advanced image processing and 3D rendering tools. Using its foundation of experience with more than 2,000 IMPAX PACS installations worldwide,

There is a new information source for anyone facing an X-ray or a nuclear medicine examination. At www.medicalradiation.com, scientific journalists and experts from Siemens Healthcare provide basic details about medical radiation for the benefit of patients and interested members of the general public.

The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to install the e-prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) solution from iSOFT, a CSC company, after an initial implementation at The Royal Oldham Hospital, under plans to transform and improve patient safety and clinical outcomes across the trust.

InterSystems announced that Jayex Technology Ltd has selected InterSystems Ensemble® to connect their patient self-service kiosks to existing systems in NHS and private hospitals and clinics.

A new report calls on the Department of Health to strengthen its efforts to encourage data sharing in the NHS. Paul Cooper, IMS MAXIMS Head of Research, co-authored 'We Should Talk: Interoperability and the NHS', on behalf of Intellect, the trade association representing the UK's IT, electronics and telecoms industries.

Red Herring announced that Cetrea A/S has been selected as a candidate for Red Herring's 2011 Top 100 Global award, a prestigious recognition honoring the year's most audacious and far reaching private technology companies and entrepreneurs from across the globe.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest hospitals in the country, has successfully deployed System C's Medway Maternity software to handle over 10,000 births a year.