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The most innovative NHS trusts continue to look for new ways to use digital and tech to improve patient care and Northumbria Healthcare is a great example. It’s aiming to transform pathology services across Northumberland and North Tyneside as part of its digital strategy using a new hosted laboratory information management system (LIMS) from CliniSys.

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Changes are afoot in the world of UK Government procurement frameworks. This was highlighted by Crown Commercial Services’ publication of a Prior Information Notice (PIN) last week for a new framework: Digital Specialists and Programmes.

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Last week the Ministry of Defence (MoD) formally came out to tender for its Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP), an outsourcing arrangement designed to support the recruitment of between 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserves) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The MoD has put an estimated value on the contract of just over £1.4bn over 10 years, making it probably the largest recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) deal in Europe.

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Mastercard, has utilised technology from Accenture and Salesforce in an effort to meet its environmental obligations and take meaningful action against climate change. The card provider hopes that the cloud-based analytics will help it to better understand its carbon footprint and the effect that its network of global suppliers is having on the environment.

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The PRCA's Climate Misinformation Strategy Group has welcomed a new code from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that aims to stamp down on false environmental claims made by businesses. The Code has been developed in response to increasing consumer demand for products and services that protect the environment. 

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The clarification issued by the government will free up hundreds of crores in tax refunds to entities in the information technology (IT), IT-enabled services (ITeS), financial services, and research and development sectors as well as resolve the four-year-old issue that has led to large-scale litigation.

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Wipro has secured a data centre transformation contract with National Grid. The five-year deal, which contains two twelve month extension options, is valued at $44.5m (c.£32m). The engagement will see Wipro help the UK and US energy company move to a hybrid cloud infrastructure.

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Mastercard, has utilised technology from Accenture and Salesforce in an effort to meet its environmental obligations and take meaningful action against climate change. The card provider hopes that the cloud-based analytics will help it to better understand its carbon footprint and the effect that its network of global suppliers is having on the environment.

Read the full article here on TechMarketView website

Cognizant has announced plans to add a further 2,500 personnel to its UK headcount over the next four years. If achieved, it will lift the offshore centric major’s staff numbers in this country to nearly 10,000 employees by 2025 and the opening of two new delivery centres in Leeds and Northern Ireland.

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Marks & Spencer has committed over £20m to a technology investment fund managed by True Capital, a sort of hybrid corporate advisory-cum-private equity outfit that specialises in the retail and consumer sector.

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