Ben Clover
Ben is a bureau chief at HSJ and covers the technology brief and London. He lectures at Imperial College London’s master’s course on health policy.
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- 020 3812 5315
- Email:
- ben.clover@hsj.co.uk
Expert BriefingThe Download: The path to ‘digital by default’ is now clearer
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsTrust sells in-house consultancy for £12m
An NHS trust has sold off its consultancy arm as part of efforts to meet a demanding cost improvement target.
NewsNHSE push for FDP adoption sparks concern over ‘costs and benefits’
NHS England has stepped up its campaign to get trusts and integrated care boards to use the national Federated Data Platform, sparking further concerns from technology leaders that the centre is overriding the wishes of local organisations.
NewsNHS App to become default patient communication channel
The NHS App should be the main channel for all types of patient communication by the start of 2029, new national guidance has stated.
NewsTrust picks US patient record supplier
One of the seven NHS trusts still relying on paper records has selected a provider for its electronic patient record.
NewsDHSC to spend £8m on IT for NHSE takeover
The Department of Health and Social Care is expecting to spend at least £8m on new IT infrastructure to aid its takeover of NHS England’s functions.
NewsIT firm sues trust over £70m procurement
A major teaching hospital is being sued by one of the bidders hoping to provide its electronic patient record system.
NewsMackey demands sign-off on disruptive tech deployments
NHS England’s chief executive is requiring personal sign-off before allowing new major hospital IT systems to be switched on, HSJ can reveal.
Expert BriefingThe Download: A risk too far
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsCyber attack damage can be more public, says NHSE boss
The NHS’s head of cyber security has said the service can be more transparent about attacks that affect the service.
Expert BriefingThe Download: Sunset of the EPRs?
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover, Joe Talora and Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
Expert BriefingThe Download: Paying for AVT
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover, Joe Talora and Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsExclusive: National tech chief revealed
A former consultancy boss has been hired as the new interim director general for technology, digital and data at the Department of Health and Social Care, HSJ can reveal.
NewsTrust pays millions to settle dispute with property firm
A hospital trust has paid up to £34m to settle a long-standing property dispute with an asset management company registered in Guernsey.
NewsLong-serving hospital chief executive to retire
A long-serving hospital chief executive has announced plans to retire later this year so he can focus on his family after his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
NewsGovernment steps in to ‘accelerate’ AI in the NHS
AI regulation will be clarified by a major commission to help the NHS and investors “accelerate uptake”, the government has announced.
Expert BriefingThe Download: Last of the £2bn laggards
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by Ben Clover and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
Expert BriefingThe Download: The last Next Big Thing
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by Ben Clover and Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
Expert BriefingThe Download: The AVT will hear you now
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsA&E staff can see 13% more patients with AI, says study
The largest trial yet of ambient voice technology in the NHS has concluded it could save nearly £1bn worth of staff time across England’s emergency departments.