The European medical technology industry association Eucomed launched its 5 year industry strategy report 'Contract for a Healthy Future' in which the association outlines the role industry must play in steering healthcare systems onto a sustainable path.

FairWarning Inc - the inventor and world's leading supplier of cross-platform healthcare privacy auditing solutions for electronic health records (EHRs) - released the findings of a major survey which reveals overwhelming demand for patients' medical records to be guaranteed against data theft and snooping.

An imaginative project to tackle health inequalities has won the IMS MAXIMS sponsored category for the best use of social media at the EHI Awards 2011. NHS Sefton, on Merseyside, is pioneering the use of digital TV and web-enabled mobiles to give the easiest, and broadest possible access to health information and services.

Northern Ireland Health and Social Care (HSC) has procured a pan-Northern Ireland Pharmacy Software Solution for the Business Services Organisation (BSO) Information and Technology Service (ITS). The contract has been awarded to JAC Computer Services Limited (JAC), under a Technology Partnership Agreement that BSO has with HP.

AeroScout®, the leading provider of Unified Asset Visibility solutions for the healthcare industry, has acquired Sentient Health, which provides hospitals with software and services for optimizing inventory management of consumable medical supplies.

Voice Technologies has developed a new interface based on SpeechMagic for the HSS CRIS Radiology Information System, the national radiology system for the NHS in England, in use in 80% of hospitals throughout the UK.

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust, recently named the top performing hospital in England for the quality of care it delivers to its patients, is implementing electronic document imaging and data capture software from Version One.