NHS unveils £30m framework for repairs and refurbished devices
Five suppliers appointed to potential four-year arrangement
Scottish NHS bodies collaborate with academia and industry to develop new patient pathways
Memorandum of understanding includes health service, drug companies and universities
NHS launches campaign for dentists to update online info
Digital agency makes improvements to process for providing information
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NHS Scotland gets £10m backing for use of drones
Consortium including Glasgow Airport owner hopes that use of autonomous technologies could help cancer patients in rural communities
NHS will use Covid experience to develop secure use of patient data
Policy paper details requirements for secure data environments offering research access to health and social care records
IBM picked as core partner for NHS App in £50m deal
Four-year contract with tech vendor came into effect this summer
Digital support for Covid-19 test reporting extended until 2024
Deloitte and Accenture may receive total of £62m over next two years
NHS Digital spends £45.3m on two more years of NHSmail
Extension brings total value of Accenture’s seven-year contract to £160.8m
Ex-NHSX head Gould tipped as next top dog for London Zoo
Reports have claimed the long-time civil servant will shortly be unveiled as the director general of ZSL
NHS facing weeks of disruption after cyberattack on supplier of patient records systems
Ransomware assault impacted major platforms for management of patients and staff, as well as the delivery of the 111 urgent care service
Final lockdown announcement set hourly traffic record for GOV.UK
More than three million people visited government’s website as Boris Johnson informed the country of new restrictions
Major NHS trust forced to postpone operations after heatwave causes IT issues
London’s Guys and St Thomas’ has cancelled some appointments and asked patients to bring letters to others to ensure they can be processed
Coronavirus dashboard and infection survey recognised for statistical excellence
Trustworthiness and innovation of programmes is praised by judges
NHS signs £5m one-year renewal for vaccine-booking platform
National body signs deal for system that allows local health-service entities to manage rollout
NHS Covid Pass set to be phased out within nine months
Government is considering ‘transition options’ ahead of planned closure of programme for vaccination certification
Order for NHS to share confidential patient info renewed for four months
Sajid Javid signs off fifth renewal of pandemic-response measure first introduced in March 2020
DHSC signs potential £300k deal for sensors to monitor desk occupancy in Leeds and London
Deal will also see technology deployed in meeting rooms and recreation areas
‘Remote monitoring and virtual wards’ – Javid unveils NHS tech transformation plan to clear Covid backlogs
Health secretary claims that use of NHS app is ‘at the heart of’ strategy to reform health service
NHS Covid app update expands symptom checklist and softens guidance for English users
Latest version of software removes suggestion users may have coronavirus and countdown clock – except for Welsh users, who are still told to isolated and get tested
Covid inquiry: Government lawyers sign £23m deals for document disclosure
Long-term contracts cover data from a range of specified departments
DHSC chiefs acknowledge slips in record-keeping over £600m Covid testing contracts
Leaders of health department and UKHSA admit to MPs that some meetings with Randox went undocumented
DWP signs potential £50m Atos deal for IT system to support personal independence payment assessments
Platform will go live with assessment providers next summer
NHS app to widen users’ access to health records
Strategy makes commitment to allow patients to view a greater range of information
NHS Covid-19 app digs into design and user experience in £200k research drive
UKHSA awards two contracts to specialist firms