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NewsExclusive: NHSE halts EPR deployment at third trust
Another trust has had to delay the rollout of its electronic patient record following a last-minute intervention from NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: NHSE’s tough message on tech
Tech is one of the most important parts of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, but this week NHS England has warned a leadership void is hampering progress and investment.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Staffing the virtual hospital and AVT dilemmas
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 Joe Talora, Ben Clover and Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsLeadership void is blocking tech investment, says NHSE
NHS England will not allow new technology investment until clear national executive leadership is in place, it said this morning.
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NewsClunky IT costs as much as staff absence, says NHSE
Poor usability of computer systems costs the NHS as much staff time as sickness absence, NHS England’s head of digital transformation has told a conference.
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CommentThe NHS’s approach to treating anxiety urgently needs an overhaul
NICE’s anxiety guideline has not been meaningfully updated in more than a decade. It is showing its age, with major implications for service users and clinicians alike
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Expert BriefingThe Download: AVT winners, the App’s future and how to get funding
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 Joe Talora and Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsNHS App caused ‘confusion and anxiety’ over waiting times
Waiting time information in the NHS App has been overhauled after causing “confusion, anxiety and mistrust” among patients, HSJ has learned.
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CommentAI is reading and repurposing NHS info and that’s a problem
AI systems now sit between NHS guidance and patients, introducing a powerful but ungoverned layer that challenges existing accountability frameworks
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NewsMore than half of staff say EPRs make their job harder
More than half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system say it made their job harder and they lacked necessary training, a survey has found.
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NewsTrust lacking EPR agrees £30m contract
One of the few remaining trusts yet to implement an electronic patient record system has selected a supplier for a 10-year contract worth £30m.
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News‘Only two weeks of stock’ at key supplier after Iran-linked cyber attack
NHS England believes there is only two weeks’ stock of crucial surgical equipment and other products following an Iran-linked cyber attack on a major medical technology supplier.
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CommentBig tech has stuck its foot in the NHS’s front door
AI tools are becoming the public’s first port of call for health advice, challenging the NHS’s ability to control demand
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Doctor in whose pocket?
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 Ella Devereux and Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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LeaderThe NHS must invest in AI before ‘more doctors and nurses’
Almost every British political party with the tiniest chance of getting anywhere near power has pledged to employ “more doctors and nurses” should they be elected – and they mostly followed through.
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NewsICB paid £1.8k a day for temporary IT director
An integrated care board paid a company nearly £1,800 a day to provide a part-time board director, documents obtained by HSJ reveal.
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NewsVirtual ward expansion stalls despite record take-up
Virtual ward occupancy hit a record high in January but expansion has stalled over the past 12 months, according to analysis of official figures.
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NewsIran-linked attack hits trusts’ supplies
At least two trusts have declared incidents after a cyber attack on a key supplier, HSJ understands.
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NewsUS firm seals NHS tech deal worth £222m
Four trusts across two integrated care systems have signed a £222m contract with a US supplier for a new shared electronic patient record system.
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CommentChanging the economics of outpatient care through technology
NHS productivity has stalled, not because digital investment failed, but because it was layered onto old ways of working. Ambient technology offers a chance to finally redesign them