All Technology and innovation articles – Page 55
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NewsControversial private GP services removed from NHS app library
Two online private health providers have been dropped from NHS app library, with NHS England deciding it was no longer appropriate to promote non-NHS services.
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HSJ LocalExemplar trust checking backlog of 85,000 'on hold' patient records
One of the NHS’s global digital exemplar trusts is reviewing 85,000 patients records after they were mistakenly left “on hold”, potentially leading to treatment delays.
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NewsFormer NHS Improvement chair recruited by digital GP company
Former NHS Improvement chair Ed Smith will join a new board senior government and NHS figures advising private digital GP company Push Doctor.
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NewsNHS England shifts stance on sharing patient records over WhatsApp
NHS England has opened the door to sharing patients’ medical records via instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, after previously stating it was not permitted.
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NewsNHS must honour new single patient opt-out from May
Every NHS patient in England will be given the option to opt-out of sharing their health records for research or planning from May, coinciding with new European privacy rules.
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NewsExclusive: New NHS national digital chief revealed
NHS bosses have appointed emergency medicine consultant Simon Eccles as the health service’s new chief clinical information officer, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentWhy I never want to hear the words ‘simple innovation’ again
Spreading innovation is a complex task even if it is for a simple idea, writes Mike Hannay
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HSJ InteractiveTransforming services across STPs and ACOs for true population health
It is important to develop the clinical, mobile technology that will enable health economies to break down organisational barriers and improve outcomes. By Beverley Bryant
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News£175m diverted to protect NHS from digital threats
At least £175m will be cut from other NHS technology projects to counter cyberattacks, with trusts also expected to divert funds to meet the threat.
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NewsNHS Digital 'considers' demand to stop Home Office record sharing
NHS Digital is considering a direct demand from the Commons health committee chair to immediately stop sharing patients’ confidential information with the Home Office, calling the arrangement “unacceptable”.
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NewsRevealed: DHSC pays tech giant £65m in legal dispute
The Department of Health and Social Care has paid a multinational technology company £65.3m as part of a decade long legal dispute linked to the National Programme for IT.
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HSJ LocalTrust hires consultancy for 'disaster' IT system inquiry
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has asked consultancy firm EY to carry out an inquiry into its £14m digital health record system labelled a “disaster” by consultants.
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NewsMore trusts to receive 'digital exemplar' funding
The first ambulance trusts have been chosen to join NHS England’s global digital exemplar programme but they will receive far less funding than acute and mental health providers.
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NewsNHS England review says £1bn needed to stop cyberattacks
The NHS needs to spend £1bn on cybersecurity to protect “core patient safety” an upcoming review has found.
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NewsExclusive: Quarter of a billion marked for NHS tech goes unspent
More than £250m allocated to improve NHS technology was never spent, with the government saying the money is now “available to offset pressures in other parts of the system”.
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NewsLargest GP IT supplier to be penalised for misleading reporting
The biggest GP IT supplier in England is expecting to pay out millions of pounds in contractual penalties after admitting to inaccurately reporting on the quality of its NHS service.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts lined up for next wave of digital funding
Six mental health trusts are being lined up for the next wave of NHS England’s flagship effort to digitalise providers.
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HSJ LocalNHS trust and CCG complain over Push Doctor app website
A clinical commissioning group and NHS community trust have complained to an online GP consultation service about it using the address of an NHS walk in centre in its advertising.
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NewsOne in three NHS 111 queries could be handled by algorithms
NHS England is urging local commissioners to purchase digital NHS 111 services, with a report predicting more than a third of 111 calls will be triaged by online algorithms.
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HSJ LocalNew IT system disrupted emergency performance at black alert trust
A trust that has reported three black alerts in the past week has said a new system contributed to delays in its emergency department.