Worcestershire hospital deploys iPads to assist mother-baby bonding
Tech will allow new parents to interact with children requiring specialist care
NHS Lanarkshire unveils plans for ‘Scotland’s first digital hospital’
Facility will include kit such as mobile technology and large touchscreen information points
NHS 111 shows strain from high demand
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Amazon’s NHS contract redacted over tech firm’s acceptance of ‘non-standard terms’
DHSC minister says that agreement ensures that UK citizens will receive relevant information
‘Some NHS staff need to log into 15 different IT systems’
Government commits £40m to help ease burden of ageing and complex IT
Alder Hey NHS Trust looks to boost use of ‘innovative’ tech
Children’s hospital to set up dynamic purchasing system for use across NHS
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part two
Completing our 2019 round-up with the rundown of the five biggest stories of the year
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part one
We round up the events and trends that shaped the year
Bury to grow online public service directory
North west town looks to increase scope of web platform to include sections on the NHS and carers
Hancock says tech revolution must include the ‘whole NHS – not just the leading trusts’
Health secretary uses first speech since election to ramp up rhetoric on digital and data and reveal plan for ‘digital aspirant’ programme
GPs plot digitisation of 2.6 million paper patient records
GPs in the West Midlands and north west seek supplier to support creation of electronic info for documents that are up to 70 years old
East London NHS trust offers £140k for chief digital officer
Mental health-specialised organisation seeks tech leader
Guernsey doctors to offer digital medical certificates
Patients will be able to present electronic forms to employers and government agencies
Election 2019: Which party has most to say on digital, data and technology?
Examining the language of each party’s manifesto reveals significant differences in the amount and focus of proposals related to technology and data policy – as well as in the wider themes of each document
Transparency concerns raised over NHS deal with Amazon Alexa
Privacy International criticises decision to redact details of the health service’s agreement with the smart assistant
Conservative manifesto: five tech takeaways
Rounding up the Tories’ key pledges in the area of digital and data, including a new cybercrime force and tax incentives for investments in cloud computing
Cambridge NHS trust plots £150k website revamp
Organisation looks to appoint supplier to deliver two-year project
Largest NHS trust preps £10m deal to modernise virtual desktops
Barts Health to launch procurement for supplier to host and maintain VDI environment
How digital triage is cutting queues for urgent care
Digital self-check-in at an NHS centre in London enables patients to be attended to within a few minutes. Gill Hitchcock reports.
NHS staff unhappy at idea of big tech firms handling patient data
YouGov poll shows little trust that large multinational companies will treat information with adequate confidentiality
Can Hull become the world’s smartest city?
The city has ambitious plans, and benefits from ubiquitous access to full-fibre broadband. PublicTechnology talks to the council’s digital and IT chief to find out more
NHS to build ‘online sharing and collaboration’ platform for health and social care sector
Two-year project to cost up to £1.8m
Paramedics offered live streaming from 999 callers’ phone cameras
London Ambulance Service deploys technology allowing medical professionals to assess injuries and decide on appropriate response