The Act of 28 April 2011 which establishes the organisation and operation of a healthcare information system in Poland was signed by the President, Bronisław Komorowski, on 18 May 2011.

On 15 June 2011, the Regional Health Agency (L'Agence Régionale de Santé - ARS, in French) of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, northern France, introduced a telemedicine diagnostic device for stroke (accident vasculaire

An electronic application for healthcare specialist consultation, which will allow quick access to and exchange of information about the patient and their health condition, was officially launched in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on 22 May 2011.

The National Spinal Injuries Centre (NSIC) has recently launched a new clinical software solution for its patient records system. The solution is specifically designed for spinal injuries and allows staff to update records, implement care plans and improve sharing of information between healthcare staff.

The 'First Stone' project is a research, integration, improvement, assistance and training programme for innovative services and tele-rehabilitation technologies in autism. It foresees the evaluation of the language, social and cognitive levels of autistic children through play and daily life and the remote monitoring of the patients' response to treatment.

A national prison IT healthcare system is now operational in all prisons and young offender institutions across England, giving rise to better prisoner healthcare, it was announced in April 2011.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Society (MCSI) has launched a call for eHealth projects under the Operational Programme 3.2.4 - 'Supporting the implementation of eHealth solutions and ensuring broadband connection, where necessary' at local level.

On 18 May 2011, the Minister for Health Dorijan Marusic delivered a RIS/PACS (radiology information system / picture archiving and communication system) at the Slovenj Gradec General Hospital. The RIS/PACS is intended to digitise the department of radiology, thus enabling paperless diagnosis and ridding of the use of conventional X-ray images.

Protocols setting new international standards for the pharmacy domain were validated during the week-long testing at the 11th annual IHE European Connectathon held in Pisa from 11-15 April 2011.

A provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions has announced that the hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS) will implement the company's new picture archiving and communication system (PACS) at its HUS-Röntgen medical imaging centres.

The Lithuanian Health Minister Mr. Raimondas Šukys has issued an order on the architecture model of functional eHealth systems and related hardware and software.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is reporting major benefits from a new innovative IT solution which has significantly improved patient safety, transformed workforce planning and productivity and increased clinical governance.

On 1 April 2011, Christophe Jacquinet, Director of the Regional Health Agency (L'Agence Régionale de Santé - ARS, in French) of Picardy, northern France, announced that a pilot for teleconsultation will be launched in prisons. On 1 April 2011, Christophe Jacquinet, Director of the Regional H

The Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs (Sotsiaalministeerium, in Estonian) announced on 27 April 2011 that general practitioners (GPs) can already use, albeit in a limited capacity at present, an e-referral system.

An employee satisfaction survey carried out in Czech hospitals as part of the Czech Republic Hospitals 2010 project shows that health professionals have a strong interest in using the latest eHealth tools.