Computer Weekly

Global Microsoft outage hits NHS GP IT system

The Microsoft outage has led to significant disruption to NHS services, particularly GP practices around the country. The outage has affected the Emis Web GP IT system, meaning NHS GP practices across ...
Computer Weekly

CMA provisionally clears US healthcare giant’s purchase of GP IT supplier EMIS

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provided provisional clearance of a £1.2bn deal which will see US healthcare giant UnitedHealth buy NHS GP IT supplier EMIS. EMIS is the largest ...
ZDNet

GP patient record system hits latest target

But two-thirds of surgeries not yet connected... More than a third of doctor's surgeries in England have now adopted an electronic health records system as part of the £12.4bn NHS national IT ...
The UK

PE business approaches £1bn-plus deal for GP patient records system supplier

American private equity giant TPG is reportedly advancing on a £1bn-plus deal to buy the company which provides the electronic patient record system used by most UK GPs. Sky News says it understands ...