Five NHS Trusts in Surrey and Sussex to Transform Patient Diagnostics with Sectra Imaging System
A consortium of NHS trusts that covers a population of circa 1.2 million will gain immediate access to important patient imaging, and will mobilise a regional workforce for patients, following a decision to procure a medical imaging system from Sectra.
Everything from x-rays to ultrasounds, CT scans, MRIs and more will become instantly available to relevant healthcare professions across five trusts in Surrey and Sussex, regardless of where in the consortium a patient has had their medical imaging captured.
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced it has signed a 12-year strategic partnership with IJsselland Hospital (Capelle aan den Ijssel, The Netherlands). As the hospital's strategic technology partner, Philips will target improved care for patients and care providers at IJsselland Hospital and in the surrounding region. 
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) and Cerner Corporation jointly announced an agreement for Oracle to acquire Cerner through an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems to enable medical professionals to deliver better healthcare to individual patients and communities. 
The first patients were recently enrolled in the FAST III trial at the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This officially marked the beginning of a multicenter, randomized-controlled, open-label study in which the outcome of therapy for coronary artery disease is being investigated after fractional flow reserve (FFR) has been determined using different methods. 
IBM (NYSE: IBM) Watson Health and Healthcare IT Leaders announced the integration of IBM Digital Health Pass with Healthcare IT Leaders Healthy Returns, a comprehensive suite of enterprise COVID-19 services.
WiFi SPARK will celebrate the festive season by offering NHS patients in beds with Hospedia entertainment and communication units three days of free TV.