Tiani Spirit has launched its Spirit product into the UK market, after working with South Essex Partnership University NHS Trust to create a successful proof of concept that was partly funded by the interoperability toolkit information sharing challenge fund. Spirt is designed to give staff access to consolidated records, drawn from multiple sources, while maintaining information governance by enforcing rules about information sharing and access.

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with Ascribe’s Web Pharmacy. The system enables pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to check and dispense prescriptions anywhere in the hospital, from the dispensary to the patient’s bedside. The end-goal is a trust-wide implementation of electronic prescribing. The trust previously used an earlier version of the company’s pharmacy system.

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust will implement Optevia’s customer relationship management system to capture its members’ details and manage engagement with its stakeholders, such as GPs and MPs. The trust has worked with the company to develop a solution that is fit for purpose. The new system will be built upon Microsoft Dynamics CRM, customised by Optevia.

Certero has secured more contracts with NHS organisations for its AssetStudio, which monitors software licensing compliance. NHS Blackburn with Darwen CCG, NHS East Lancashire CCG, NHS Greater Preston CCG, and NHS Chorley and SOuth Ribble CCG, have all signed deals for the product.

Kronos has qannounced that Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust has picked its SMART workforce management solution for use it is operating theatres. SMART e-rostering has already been implemented for 3,500 managerial, clinical and non-clinical staff at the trust.