All articles by Ben Heather – Page 3
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NewsNHSE regional director shifts to trust
NHS England’s medical director for the West Midlands has left to take up a role at a hospital trust.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: One app to rule them all
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsNHS app to be mandatory for GPs – NHS England
Connection to the NHS app will become mandatory for all GPs, including those already providing similar digital services, according to NHS England’s digital chief.
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NewsTens of millions in STP tech funding held back
More than £35m of central tech funding for NHS providers was held back last year, with at least one region losing out after local organisations failed to reach a financial deal.
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NewsNew digital projects will be signed off by NHSX
NHS commissioners and IT suppliers will need to get sign-off from NHSX for new digital projects, according to fresh details released about the government’s new tech agency.
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NewsExclusive: CQC slated major central IT programme
The Care Quality Commission has heavily criticised a major NHS England-led IT project after a review found it to be dysfunctional and at risk of breaking procurement rules.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Show me the money
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsHancock tech adviser slates 'insane' outsourcing of NHS data
One of the health secretary’s main technology advisers has called the secrecy and outsourcing of hospital performance data “insane”.
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NewsExclusive: Five ICS agree £12m deal for country's biggest regional patient record
Five integrated care systems have agreed to fund what will become the biggest electronic regional record in the country so far, covering 3.8m people.
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NewsRevealed: National plan to share 'rich detail of clinical encounters'
The NHS is planning to collect unprecedented “granular” details about patients’ care nationwide and make that information available to researchers, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: Digital providers in drastic safety turnaround
Digital health providers have drastically improved their quality of care a year after the Care Quality Commission deemed nearly half not safe, an HSJ analysis shows.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: The GP IT showdown
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsConfused data policy risks 'almost irreparable' mistrust – NHS data boss
The head of the national safe haven for NHS patient data has warned a confused policy on data sharing risks sowing “deep and almost irreparable” public mistrust.
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NewsService cut warning over NHSE's GP at Hand bailout fears
Local commissioners are expecting a £10m hit for hosting digital practice Babylon GP at Hand and could be forced to cut other services after a promised NHS England bailout failed to materialise.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Selling patient data
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsThree CCGs appoint single CEO
Three clinical commissioning groups in the South West have appointed a single chief executive, who will also lead their sustainability and transformation partnership.
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NewsA&E patient waited 44 hours for suitable bed
A&E doctors at a Midland hospital trust have told CQC inspectors their department does not feel safe, as one patient waits nearly two days for a medical bed.
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NewsExclusive: CQC boss' former IT project may have 'lost' millions
A major IT project that was run by the current chief executive of the Care Quality Commission while at his previous employer has been halted, with a review estimating it resulted in “losses” of up to £17m.
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NewsExclusive: NHS App can't connect to any online GP suppliers
The NHS App designed to be a digital ‘front door’ for all NHS patients is unable to connect with any current providers of online GP consultations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovernment digital tsar tipped to lead NHSX
A senior civil servant who used to work for Matt Hancock is a favoured contender to lead the health’s secretary’s new tech unit, HSJ has been told.