Northgate Managed Services has been appointed as the preferred bidder to deliver, implement and manage a clinical portal service for an NHS consortium covering NHS Lothian, NHS Fife, NHS Borders and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

Manor Way Health Centre (Dr Bassett & Partners) has selected a multimedia digital display system from the healthcare display technology specialist, Jayex, to visually educate and communicate to waiting patients.

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust has deployed Ardentia's Activity Flow Analytics (AFA) solution to gain full visibility of patient referral patterns from local practices, improve business reporting and enable more effective management.

A new partnership between Streets Heaver and Clinical Solutions will enable Streets Heaver's healthcare systems to be implemented on a cloud computing basis, enhancing its solutions for customers.

International Genetic Databases to be early beneficiary. The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) has announced a new policy to enable free use of English-language SNOMED CT terms and identifiers in international research databases, in complementary health IT standards, and in other projects and resources available worldwide.

Just four months after deploying Voice Technologies' WinVoicePro software, the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank has reported a marked reduction in document turnaround times, with all letters now being dispatched in under 12 hours.

Following recent news of a trust-wide implementation of self-service kiosks at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; a further three trusts are announcing plans to embrace the interactive technology as a means of improving patient experience, streamlining efficiencies and reducing cost.