Healthcare product innovator, FutureNova, is set to launch a new rugged medical grade iPad case to help protect clinicians and patients from the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) as adoption of mobile technology increases within the NHS. Mobile tablets such as iPads have helped transform working practices for NHS hospital doctors, and surgical teams have also found them invaluable in the operating theatre.

Care home provider, Fairways Care (Fairways), will increase efficiencies and further enhance care standards after selecting Caresys Mobile, a care management solution from Advanced Health & Care (Advanced). Care staff will be able to provide an additional eight hours care each day through automating manual, time consuming processes.

Leading business support specialist NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has appointed a new director to head up the provision of its finance and accounting service to NHS client organisations. Stephen Sutcliffe, a former NHS director of finance, with a wealth of experience in both the NHS provider and commissioning sectors, has been appointed as director of finance and accounting.

Medelinked, the online health platform that empowers you to take control of your health, has launched Chat to a Doctor, an online health service that allows patients to remotely contact UK-based GMC-registered NHS practising GPs.

Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has announced the appointment of new Managing Director, George Thaw. He will take over from Jim Chase, who has decided to stand down having led the rapid growth of Advanced from the start to become a leading supplier of IT solutions for the growing 'out of hospital', community health and social care sector.

Leading UK software provider, Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd. (Advanced), today announces the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gordon Wilson. Wilson will use his extensive experience in the software industry to continue to drive Advanced's impressive growth trajectory.

Sir Jonathan Michael, a distinguished clinician and former chief executive of three NHS trusts is to be appointed as chief medical officer (CMO) of 6PM, a provider of clinical workflow, healthcare logistics and information management software solutions during October 2015. Sir Jonathan has had a long and varied career, working for many years as a consultant nephrologist before moving into hospital management.