DHSC publishes ambitious digital vision for healthcare
Department call matched by new NHS Digital framework on data and technology standards
NHS head urges government to consider mental health levy on social media firms
Simon Stevens points to similar taxes imposed in industries such as gambling
Home Office reveals extending life of Airwave network will cost more than £1bn
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Great Ormond Street Hospital opens technology innovation centre
Facility will help drive the use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies
Agilisys swipes £30m infrastructure deal as NHS BSA kicks off IT disaggregation drive
London-based IT outfit awarded four-year contract for infrastructure services
Senior officials facing ‘very serious questions’ from MPs over Emergency Services Network
Chair Meg Hillier says Public Accounts Committee is ‘determined to get to the bottom’ of problems that have beset rollout of new infrastructure
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Leeds launches pilot for NHS service providing ubiquitous access to patients’ GP records
West Yorkshire conurbation becomes first city to go live on GP Connect, which aims to provide access clinicians across different care settings with access to records
Airwave to get three-year extension as government resets Emergency Services Network project
New services to be rolled out incrementally as Motorola Solutions agrees to continue support outgoing platform
Hackney to build digital transfer of care tool
London borough to work with NHS and other public agencies on development of platform
Leeds NHS trust vows to ‘axe the fax’ by New Year
Campaign launched to get rid of more than 300 machines still in service by the close of 2018
Government provides code of conduct on use of AI in the NHS
Guidance includes protecting patient data and developing technologies in partnership with the NHS
‘What to do when someone dies’ becomes government’s latest step-by-step service
Drive to design end-to-end user journeys continues
NHS e-Referrals: all NHS trusts in England have now switched over
150 acute hospital trusts and 7,110 GP practices are helping patients gain more control over appointments
BT wins HSCN connectivity services deal for south-east England
Telecoms firm to provide services to 24 trusts and CCGs across the south east
A month from the e-Referrals deadline, is the NHS ready for paper switch-off?
October 1 marks the ‘paper switch-off’ deadline. PublicTechnology looks at the stats to assess whether one of the health service’s flagship digitisation schemes is on track.
NHS explores e-referral system for dentists
Commissioners seek market help in shaping specifications for tool through which dentists could refer patients for further care
Health secretary plans law changes to drive use of e-prescriptions
Matt Hancock wants to lift limits to ensure almost all prescriptions are issued electronically
Leeds trust looks to online consent for school immunisations
Supplier sought to provide digital tool
Doctors at military surgeries warn that IT problems are endangering patients
Report claims technology issues could result in military personnel being given wrong drugs
NHS’s new £450m deal will offer a ‘step change’ in IT for GPs
The GP IT Futures framework aims to widen supplier base and choice, and could include tools such as video consultations and apps for practices to communicate with patients
AI patient referrals as good as top human experts, Moorfields research finds
Study of use of DeepMind technology at NHS’s flagship eye hospital suggests artificial intelligence could help lead to swifter diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions
Barts trials virtual appointments for heart and cancer patients
London hospital claims use of technology has massively reduced missed appointments