GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and Arineta Ltd. announced the formation of a strategic partnership in the area of computed tomography (CT) for cardiovascular applications.

Eligible patients in NHS Tower Hamlets will soon be benefiting from receiving SMS invitations for cervical screening from their GP surgeries. Free to receive for the patient, the reminder service is fully funded by the PCT.

EMIS Group plc (AIM: EMIS), the UK's leading supplier of healthcare software to GPs, today announces that it has acquired 78.9% of the issued share capital of Rx Systems Limited ("RX"), a pharmacy software and services company, for a total consideration of up to £9.95 million.

InterSystems announced the 2010 version of InterSystems TrakCare™. This release of the world's leading Web-based healthcare information system further empowers clinicians and administrators with significant enhancements including:

The Ethianum in Heidelberg is one of the first clinics in Germany to align itself consistently according to sustainability criteria, thus making it a hospital in keeping with the spirit of Siemens' Green+ Hospital Program.

BridgeHead Software, the Healthcare Storage Virtualization (HSV) company, has announced the appointment of Tony Tomkys to head up their sales operation in EMEA. In his new role as Director of Sales for EMEA, Tomkys aims to further increase BridgeHead's UK customer footprint in the NHS and private healthcare sector as well as driving pan-European initiatives.

Tees Valley Condition Management Programme (CMP) has implemented a new electronic patient record (EPR) system based on AxSys Technology's Excelicare solution. The EPR, which replaces a manual system, has been designed to support all aspects of patient administration and medical management.