All Information management/IT articles – Page 14
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Darzi: The NHS must learn from its digital failures
Successful modernisation of the NHS depends largely on its ability to digitise its operations. It can be done, but training and education will be key. By Ara Darzi
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Breaking free of 'bonkers' – how not to let your organisation grind you down
The Health Service can often seem crazy. A new book offers ways out of the madness. By George Binney, Phil Glanfield and Gerhard Wilke
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Trust director promises action after 'significant' IT disruption
The medical director of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has promised to act after the rollout of a digital record system caused widespread disruption.
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Exclusive: Consultant backlash over patient record system 'disaster'
Outcry from dozens of senior consultants has forced one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals to review its £14m digital patient record system amid fears over patient safety.
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NHS England will invest in artificial intelligence, says Stevens
NHS England is to invest more in artificial intelligence over the next 12 months and will roll out new regional patient data schemes, chief executive Simon Stevens has said.
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Exclusive: More than 800 patients waiting over a year at one trust
Poor waiting list management led to “dangerous” failures and 814 patients waiting more than a year for an outpatient appointment at a London teaching trust, HSJ has learned.
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CCG and ICO probe pharmacy firm's access to patient details
A clinical commissioning group and the Information Commissioner are looking into concerns raised by a patient that a major online pharmacy has gained access to patients’ details to send out marketing material.
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STP teams up with Capita to set up accountable care system
A sustainability and transformation partnership in the East Midlands has recruited Capita to help with the creation of its accountable care system.
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A clear timetable is needed for NHS tech funding
Nicola Blackwood and Nicola Perrin on how a digital transformation with respect to data in the NHS must be all inclusive
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Quarter of NHS accounts vulnerable from 'very weak' passwords
NHS Digital has uncovered a widespread “false sense of security” over cyber threats among NHS organisations, with many having weak passwords and poorly policed access to sensitive patient data.
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NHS England relaxes position on clinicians' use of WhatsApp
NHS England has shifted its position on the use of WhatsApp by staff in the NHS.
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Exclusive: NHS staff's personal details made public by data breach
Hundreds of junior doctors’ personal details were mistakenly published online by an NHS trust.
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Clinician use of WhatsApp is a ticking time bomb
Clinical teams are increasingly using WhatsApp to communicate amongst themselves but the tool is not safe in terms of data security and is ineffective in managing clinical workflow, warn Dr Harry Claireaux and colleagues
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Avoiding unplanned admissions during end of life care
A programme offering one, standard, digital, urgent care plan is making sure that the patient’s wishes are taken into account by all who are going to be responsible for care
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We need more trust between managers, patients and the front line
With rising use of technology, building trust between patients, doctors and the management is essential to meet the challenges in healthcare in the UK and the US
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NHS Improvement could assess trusts on cybersecurity
An NHS Improvement committee has recommended that trusts are assessed on cybersecurity, in the wake of the cyberattack earlier this month.
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HSJ Local
'Severe harm' to patients at teaching trust after records failure
A patient suffered a stroke that might have been prevented and another received late treatment for cancer after record keeping failures at a teaching hospital.
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Operations and services disrupted as cyber attack fallout persists
Patients warned of further disruption and cancellations as group of large providers grapple with cyber attack fallout Jeremy Hunt says it is “encouraging” that there had not yet been a “second spike” of attacks Government’s COBRA committee meeting on Monday evening to discuss further action Several major ...
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Cyberattack: List of organisations affected
NHS trusts around England have been hit by the ransomware cyberattack today.
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HSJ Local
Trust's private unit ranked lowest for patient satisfaction
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital FT’s private unit lowest rated on patient satisfaction Great Ormond Street highest ranked of NHS-run private units A prestigious London foundation trust has the lowest rating for patient satisfaction, new data on private healthcare reveals.