Patient's current and historical records, sourced across multiple clinical IT systems, can now be accessed via a new web-based solution called CareInform. Developed by Stalis, a provider of 'end to end' data and resource management solutions, it offers users across all health and social care settings a complete long-term view of a patient's health conditions and treatments based on a single integrated repository.

EyeBrain, a company that develops brain function markers for neurological and psychiatric conditions, announces the launch of a new application to measure eye movement disorders in children when reading. This new medical software, known as "Reading Application", enables specialists to automatically and quickly assess eye movement parameters in their patients when reading and in particular pinpoint disorders affecting the control of both eyes.

NHS Fife is to extend its use of a solution from Patientrack from one ward to eight, helping to further improve patient safety. Patientrack's "always on" active safety and communication system helps clinical staff on wards quickly identity deteriorating patients and support intervention before patients suffer adverse events.

The Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes won an award for the digitisation of its care services with the Cerner Millennium® solution portfolio. The Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes is the second French organisation to be recognised by HIMSS Analytics Europe for the quality of its information system, six months after the Centre Hospitalier de Belfort-Montbéliard, the first French site to receive the certification.

Imprivata has announced that it is the latest supplier to join the One Health Alliance (OHA), a group of healthcare technology providers working collaboratively to provide best of breed systems to the NHS. The group, which meets on a quarterly basis, works together to exchange experiences and ideas as well as identifying opportunities and tenders on which to work together to strengthen the offerings of individual members to better meet the NHS' requirements.

Anoto Group, the creator of Digital Pen and Paper technology, announced that its flexible and easy-to-use mobile solutions are being adopted by a wide range of healthcare organisations throughout the globe to provide instant access to information.

NHS acute trusts in England will be spending around £800m a year on IT in four years time, as they respond to the end of the National Programme for IT in the NHS and other pressures, new research shows. The 'Market by numbers' report from EHI Intelligence launched at EHI Live 2012, reveals that total IT spend in this sector will increase by 4.2% in 2012 - 2013, despite overall trust budgets remaining flat.