The big news of the week came at the weekend, when prime minister Theresa May announced a £20 billion a year funding boost for the NHS by 2023. She also hinted that this would be part-paid for by a “Brexit dividend” – although think-tanks and her own chancellor said taxes would have to rise. Highland Marketing has produced an exclusive analysis of the figures behind the headline statement, reaction, and the implications for healthcare IT, which is included within this week’s newsletter. Also this week: Nervecentre tries to shake-up the electronic patient record market with the launch of a mobile, ‘next generation’ EPR, and two trusts make significant IT investments.
Healthcare Roundup 22 June 2018
