The UK recorded its highest ever death toll from Covid-19; but cases fell and vaccination numbers rose. NHS England encouraged trusts to set up Covid virtual wards to speed up discharges, matching the successful Covid Oximetry @home scheme to avoid admissions.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust made the first electronic patient record decision of 2021, picking Cerner. And Swindon and Wiltshire picked a shared care record provider, choosing Graphnet. Plus: exciting news about our advisory board…