Healthcare Roundup 31 January 2020

NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens launched a ‘For a greener NHS’ campaign to tackle air pollution and the climate crisis. Former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt was elected as chair of the Commons’ health and social care committee; just as a number of CCGs reported cuts to address significant deficits.

Current health and social care secretary Matt Hancock gave a speech reiterating his commitment to technology; saying that he wanted to see off cynics. One Dorset Pathology picked WinPath Enterprise from CliniSys as a single LIMS and Bristol’s Connecting Care project, which uses Orion Health technology, announced a major expansion to care homes.