All Technology and innovation articles – Page 4
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NewsManage ADHD like diabetes, says NHSE taskforce
An inability to access NHS attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services has resulted in a “significant growth” in the use of unregulated private providers, according to a report from a national taskforce.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE orders trusts to halt ‘safety risk’ AI projects
NHS England has been forced to warn trusts and GPs against adopting “non-compliant” AI technology which “risks clinical safety, data protection breaches [and] financial exposure”.
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NewsHackers took down high-secure hospital’s security system
A cyber attack disabled alarm systems used by staff at a high-security psychiatric hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNearly 200 patients harmed in major cyber attack
The NHS has confirmed 170 patients were harmed as a result of a major cyber attack last year.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Virtual hospitals’ to be launched in 10-Year Plan
The upcoming 10-Year Health Plan is set to propose the introduction of “virtual hospitals” based on patients directly contacting consultants on an Uber-style platform, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalVirtual wards saved trust £1.3m a year
Virtual ward beds are £450 cheaper per day than traditional hospital ones, researchers have found in a landmark study.
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HSJ PartnersMeeting new challenges in data science for health research and innovation
Considerations being made around expanding the capabilities of iCARE and WSIC
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NewsCapital budgets held flat for three years
Health service capital budgets will be held flat in real terms until the end of the decade, the government has confirmed.
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News‘Tear up’ outpatient model, Mackey tells NHS
The NHS needs to “tear up” the model of providing outpatients, Sir Jim Mackey has said.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Resistance is futile
The fortnightly 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 and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsStarmer hires innovation champion as health adviser
A former NHS director and innovation network CEO has been appointed as the new health adviser to the prime minister.
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NewsNHS App director reverses decision to join tech consultancy firm
The national director for NHS digital channels has reversed his decision to join a tech consultancy firm as an advisor after the initital announcement was greeted with widespread criticism.
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NewsTech leaders warn against transferring ICB functions
NHS tech leaders have warned that proposals to shift digital functions from integrated care boards to providers pose significant operational risks.
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NewsMajor AI project paused over patient data concerns
NHS England has paused a major AI project after concerns were raised about how the primary care records of 57 million people were used to train it.
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CommentWe must not paste AI solutions over brittle IT infrastructure
With the 10-Year Health Plan due, Nicholas Appelbaum urges policymakers to follow the American example and ensure clinical interoperability becomes a must-have through legislation
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NewsRegional boss: Put US tech firms ‘on the hook’ for support
US tech firms should be “on the hook” for supporting NHS trusts implementing new systems, a senior NHS England official has said.
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CommentHow one city has taken the lead in healthcare innovation
As technology enables more targeted treatment, healthcare systems face questions about sustainability, access, and how to embed innovation at scale, explains Dr Ai Lyn Tan
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NewsNew technology should be paid for ‘like medicines’, says NICE chief executive
The purchase of approved digital products and services used for diagnosing and treating NHS patients should be reimbursed centrally, the chief executive of the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence has told HSJ.
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NewsNHSE axes £69m fund designed to improve patient flow
NHS England has axed a £69m tech programme aimed at improving A&E waiting times to plough the money into electronic patient record systems instead, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalBasic errors lay behind trust’s botched IT upgrade, leak reveals
A string of basic errors led to a teaching trust botching a pathology lab IT upgrade, causing major disruption to tests, according to an internal review seen by HSJ.