Three leading European hospitals won the Stage 6 HIMSS Europe EMRAM awards at a ceremony in Rome. The award is given to European hospitals that represent best practices in implementation of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

More than half of NHS staff working for strategic health authorities and primary care trusts believe the government's shakeup of the health service could hit patient care and few of them believe the reorganisation will be worth it, according to a new poll.

Telehealth Solutions' CardioPod is playing a crucial role in a socially inclusive health check scheme, spearheaded by NHS Kensington & Chelsea. The Trust's 'Health Check Bus' provides quick and convenient NHS Health Checks, using the portable CardioPod, wherever and whenever they are needed.

The Dental Institute, which is part of Barts and the London (BLT) NHS Trust have selected AxSys Technology as their preferred supplier to deliver Excelicare as the clinical information system for its dental hospital and school. The project is being funded by a DoH grant and is expected to take approximately 12 months to implement.

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has chosen BridgeHead Software, the Healthcare Storage Virtualization™ company, to provide healthcare data and storage management solutions as it implements plans around improving operational efficiency, cost savings and patient care.

Kent and Medway Cancer Network and West Kent PCT are working in parallel to introduce new video networks, which will enable specialists and staff from many parts of the NHS to consult on cancer care and share High Definition images such as patients' MRI scans at the desktop.

Healthcare intelligence specialist Ardentia has introduced an updated version of its Theatre Performance Module, which is designed to help NHS managers and clinicians better manage operating theatre utilisation, and identify areas for improving efficiency and patient care.