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NewsLive videos from trauma scenes halve air ambulance use
Live videos streamed from major incidents such as stabbings and car crashes to 999 control rooms in London have helped paramedics prioritise air ambulance dispatches to patients in most urgent need of care.
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Comment
Linked datasets need not be the preserve of the rich
Linking data can offer unbridled benefits to healthcare systems, but at what financial cost? Richard Wood explores how in one healthcare system this has been achieved in little time and with a low price tag.
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Director leaves NHSX four months after unit created
An NHSX director has left his role just four months after the new digital unit was officially launched.
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting real with health and social care digitisation
The time has come for a digitally-enabled integration of health and social care, writes Jonathan Bloor
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News
Complex AI rules could risk patient safety, say officials
Half of developers are not seeking ethical approval before they start producing new artificial intelligence systems for healthcare, according to a report by NHSX.
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Doctors think new tech is about politics, says official report
A report commissioned by NHSX found a belief among patients and clinicians that new technology was sometimes foisted on the NHS to “satisfy a political or commercial imperative” rather than improve healthcare for patients and clinicians.
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National sharing of patient records enabled in first-of-kind initiative
Paramedics will be able to access the records of mental health service users for the first time as part of a wider scheme that aims to allow clinicians to share care records across the country.
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AI trial delivers “really impressive” reduction in A&E demand
Commissioners in Yorkshire are to roll out a scheme which used artificial intelligence to help cut A E attendances by a third in one patient group which received health coaching.
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NHS use of e-prescribing can be a ‘risk to patient safety’
Poorly-implemented electronic prescribing systems in NHS hospitals are putting patients’ lives at risk, the NHS’s safety watchdog has warned.
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Number of primary care IT suppliers to quadruple
GPs are set to receive IT services from a much broader pool of suppliers after more than 50 new companies successfully bid to be on a major framework.
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NHSX job advert pulled after criticism it excluded BME candidates
NHSX has removed a job advert for a senior IT role after it was criticised for excluding people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds.
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NHSX senior adviser: Slow IT at your trust? Quit
A senior NHSX technology adviser has urged clinicians to move to more digitally-advanced trusts if they are unhappy with their current workplace’s technology.
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting information security right in the NHS
That timely access to data and information is critical to the delivery of effective healthcare is beyond doubt . So too is that said information is often sensitive, and keeping it safe and only in the hands of those who actually need it is a pressing concern.
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Deputy CEO of NHS Digital moving to consultancy
NHS Digital’s deputy chief executive Rob Shaw has announced he will step down from his role in December.
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NHSX will advise trusts on getting good tech deals
NHSX has announced plans to launch a “centre of expertise” for healthcare providers where they can seek advice on securing deals with tech suppliers.
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Ex-NHSE digital chief becomes tech firm’s UK boss
A former NHS England digital chief has become UK managing director of a video GP company.
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NHS’ chief information officer departs for tech giant
Former NHS chief information officer Will Smart has taken up a position with global firm DXC Technology.
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Babylon GP at Hand announces Manchester expansion plans
Babylon GP at Hand has announced plans to expand its video consultation service to Manchester at the beginning of next year.
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HSJ Partners
The ATOM approach can deliver a step-change in theatre productivity
Using the building blocks of deep clinical engagement and extensive activity data, ATOM – Deloitte’s theatre scheduling tool, allows trusts to reorganise their activity to optimally fill planned capacity, writes Adam Thwaites
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NHSX chief: NHS has ‘not made it easy’ to adopt new tech
The NHS has “not made it easy” to spread new technology across the healthcare system, according to NHSX’s chief executive.
