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NewsPalantir must clear FDP benefits claims
NHS England has asked to review any claims made by Palantir about the effectiveness of the federated data platform before they are published, following concerns from the statistics watchdog.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Ghosts in the machine
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentMundane tech now poses a critical risk
The NHS must look beyond large IT systems to the everyday components it depends on, whose vulnerabilities can turn minor failures into widespread disruption
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News21 patients died after heatwave ambulance delays
Twenty-one patients died after delayed responses from an ambulance service during June’s heatwave amid a huge spike in serious calls, board papers show.
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NewsTrial targets missed despite ‘hit’ claim
The government is missing two of its five clinical trials targets, despite declaring last month it had “hit” its headline goal on trial set-up.
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NewsDirectors banned from using AI for board assurance
A trust has barred its board members from using public AI tools to assist with their board reports, warning that unapproved software poses “severe risks”.
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HSJ LocalNew trust probes staff accessing Southport victims’ records
A second hospital in Liverpool has suspended two staff members while it investigates whether they viewed the medical records of the Southport attack victims without legitimate reason.
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NewsCompare the Market boss to lead NHS efficiency review
The government has appointed the CEO of a prominent price comparison website to review how AI and technology can improve the health service’s productivity.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: AI’s X-ray spread raises questions
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. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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PodcastHSJ Download Podcast: Health tech’s red flags
“It saves the NHS money.” “We’re going to revolutionise healthcare.” It’s time health tech companies’ favourite pitches got roasted, and The Download Podcast is doing just that.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Unprepared and left behind on AI
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.
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HSJ LocalVirtual ward patient died due to failure to transfer him to hospital
The death of a man being cared for on a virtual ward was the result of a “catalogue of failings” by two trusts, a coroner has ruled.
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NewsMental health will always struggle for money but tech offers hope, says national director
The national director for mental health has admitted the sector will always struggle for adequate funding, but said it was no longer the “poor relative” of the acute sector when it came to digital investment.
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NewsGovernment U-turns on transfer of ICB functions
Integrated care boards will have to carry out more than a dozen functions earmarked for transfer to other bodies for at least another year despite huge cuts in their workforce, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: How to assess the benefits of tech – and how not to
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.
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CommentUsing AI can cause patient harm, but so can rejecting it
AI safety must be judged against the real-world risks of existing NHS care, not an idealised, harm-free clinical comparator
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NewsWatchdog clashes with Palantir over threat to health data
The National Data Guardian has warned that public concern about the federated data platform may undermine the quality of health data – prompting Palantir to accuse her of being “captured by campaign groups”.
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PodcastHSJ Download Podcast: How nurses will save your EPR switch-on
Cyber attacks, “perv glasses”, data centre failures, and putting guardrails on AI are all topics covered this week on the HSJ Download Podcast.
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HSJ LocalNursing regulator makes U-turn over snooping cases
Nurses are now facing regulatory action for improperly viewing Southport attack victim files after a U-turn by their regulator – which was made only after the breaches became public, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: ‘Perv glasses’ in the consultation room
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.