Government seeks new major projects chief
IPA chief executive Tony Meggs is departing to take a post at Crossrail
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Matt Hancock bans fax machines from the NHS
Trusts will no longer be allowed to purchase the technology from January
MoJ digital chief: ‘Prisons have been bypassed by the digital revolution – that is our next really big challenge’
Tom Read, CDIO at the Ministry of Justice, talks to PublicTechnology about how he believes technology and digital services could help turn prisons from a ‘Victorian dungeon to a rehabilitative space’
‘Software issue’ with supplier blamed for massive NHSmail outage
Health-service workers were shut out of their accounts for large parts of Saturday
Glasgow’s digital vision promises a citywide 3D strategy, online budget consultations – and an iPad for every child
Scotland’s largest city outlines plan to use technology to transform economy and public services
NHS trusts given £16m to boost e-prescribing rollout
The government has provided funding to 13 trusts across England
NHS Digital backs transformation of adult social care with £800,000 investment
Organisation awards deal to support the development of a service to help independent care providers embrace digitisation
‘Social values of suppliers’ to be emphasised in £250m care technology framework
Buying group YPO launches four-year dynamic purchasing system
How Devo Manc is driving health and social care transformation
The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership’s chief digital officer talks PublicTechnology through the organisation’s work to drive standardisation and consistency across the NHS and local government
NHS Digital expected to lose 500 staff in restructure
Health secretary announces that all 3,100 employees will be required to apply for roles, with about one in six ultimately expected to leave
NHS Scotland to standardise on Office 365 and Windows 10
Potential five-year deal with Microsoft will see over 100 systems merged into one platform
NHS Highland trials video GP service
Scottish Health Board is this week piloting the use of remote appointments for patients at a surgery in Wick
Hospital trials app for on-demand porters
Northwick Park Hospital in north-west London rolls out tablets and smartphones for staff to request porters
Public Health England puts up £2m to explore ‘novel ways’ to use digital
Government agency kicks off two-year project to explore potential ‘digital interventions’
The third sector must play a key role in ‘social digital government’
Government needs to make sure it is integrating resources from different places in support of common goals, according to Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland
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
Evidence given to MPs reveals delays to the rollout of the new Emergency Services Network will cost government a 10-figure sum
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
How can the public sector manage cyberthreats?
In the wake of last year's WannaCry ransomware attack and a range of high-profile threats since then, PublicTechnology and Trend Micro invited a panel of experts to discuss how the public sector can build resilience and protect itself. Geoffrey Lyons reports.