Technology and innovation – Page 23
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: One of the worst examples of NHS procurement
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsCyber attack triggers 111 ‘total system outage’
Many NHS 111 services are without a crucial IT system for several days, after a cyber attack on a software supplier.
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News‘We can’t continue to fund the NHS forever’, says Babylon finance chief
The chief financial officer of digital provider Babylon Health has said the company has been a ‘victim of [its] own success’ and it cannot ‘continue to fund the NHS forever’.
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HSJ LocalBabylon ends partnerships with acute trusts
Digital GP provider Babylon is ending its partnerships with two large Midlands trusts, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalCCG staff ‘crossed the line’ in ‘manipulating’ contract award
Three clinical commissioning groups have been fined after they “manipulated” a procurement process to award a £2m contract to a favoured supplier.
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NewsGuy’s still fixing IT systems 10 days after heatwave crash
One of England’s largest trusts has apologised for major IT problems which it is still seeking to resolve, and said there will be an independent review into the crash.
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NewsBarclay calls urgent ‘hackathons’ over ambulance crisis
The new health and social care secretary has asked officials to hastily organise several “hackathons” to try to address the crisis in ambulance performance.
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NewsShrinking NHS England issues £9m contract for digital ‘delivery partner’
A lack of digital ‘skill and resource’ has led NHS England to issue a £9m contract which will see an external supplier establish a ‘centre of excellence’ for the organisation.
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NewsTrust’s IT crash stops staff accessing patient information
An IT crash at one of the country’s largest trusts has prevented some of its staff from logging in to access patients’ medical information.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: What’s gone wrong at the NHS AI lab?
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTest and Trace spent £450m on consultants
England’s Test and Trace system spent more than £450m on management consultants during the pandemic, UK Health Security Agency CEO Dame Jenny Harries has revealed.
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HSJ PartnersHow Clinical Decision Support can help the NHS drive workforce transformation
With workforce planning and digital transformation at the forefront of pandemic recovery, digital tools like CDS can play a valuable role in facilitating new, more efficient and safer ways of working
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NewsTrusts left with valueless company shares given in exchange for patient data
Several NHS trusts are reviewing their data-sharing agreements with a technology company after their shares in the firm were rendered currently worthless following its financial collapse
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NewsGovernment plans new ‘regulatory levers’ to force pace of NHS’s digital uptake
Digital improvement will be added to the conditions which trusts and integrated care systems have to legally meet as part of their operating licence, the government has indicated.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHS tech merger hampers staff retention
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Government launches new NHS data strategy
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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HSJ InteractiveCould the NHS make greater use of remote testing?
A recent HSJ webinar, supported by Medichecks, considered whether it’s viable for more patients to collect more samples remotely for subsequent analysis in laboratories – and what impact such a move might have on patients and services. Claire Read reports
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Lessons from the NHS’s most successful AI project
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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HSJ PartnersAre you thinking about expanding virtual wards in your ICS?
The expansion of virtual wards has been made a key priority for the NHS over the next two years, with significant funding to support their implementation and expansion. However, if this is going to become an increasingly important part of care delivery, is the NHS equipped to navigate such unknown ...
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NewsBabylon ‘cautious on NHS expansion’ as it ‘loses money on every patient’
Digital provider Babylon Health is going to be “very cautious” about any further growth of its GP services in the UK, as it still loses money on every patient it sees, its chief executive has said.