All NHS Digital (HSCIC) articles – Page 10
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NewsTrusts to get ‘cutting-edge’ cyber security upgrades after £40m deal
NHS Digital has signed a £40m deal with a multinational technology company in a bid to improve NHS trusts’ cyber security with “cutting-edge technology”.
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HSJ LocalTrust refuses to pay quango until service improves
A community and mental health trust is refusing to pay some of its bills and rent to a government-owned subsidiary company amid fears over fire safety.
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NewsDigital GP service provider secures biggest ever deal with NHS
Nearly 2 million NHS patients are to be given access to video consultations with doctors employed by a digital healthcare supplier as a result of a series of deals signed with NHS commissioners.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Ignored STPs get capital injection
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsWarning over NHS 111 role in teen’s death
The NHS has faced fresh calls to make changes to its 111 service after a coroner blamed its triage system for confusing a 17-year-old who later died.
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News‘Couch to 5k’ among 10 apps pulled from NHS app library
Couch to 5k is among 10 apps which have been removed from the NHS’ digital library after failing to go through data protection checks.
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NewsQuango spends £11m shedding hundreds of staff
The government agency charged with delivering NHS digital transformation spent £11m last year shedding more than 400 staff.
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NewsExclusive: Government overruled concerns with 999 IT system
Patients have died after the government overruled multiple safety concerns raised about an IT system used to triage 16 million NHS patients a year.
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NewsYoung children among 11 deaths sparking concerns over 111/999 software
An HSJ investigation has uncovered 11 prevention of future death reports since 2015 where coroners raised safety concerns about NHS Pathways software used by NHS 111 and 999 call handlers.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Raising one’s standards
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Trust digital maturity revealed at last
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The future of NHS procurement revealed
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsNHS ditches popular savings tool for new in-house version
NHS trusts have been told to switch from a widely-praised price comparison tool to a new in-house version in a bid to ramp up procurement savings.
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NewsRevealed: The projects losing out from a multimillion pound tech underspend
Nearly £100m allocated to improve digital technology and cyber security at NHS trusts went unspent last year, new figures have revealed.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Where the money’s gone
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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NewsNHSX chief to replace top clinician on NHS Digital board
England’s top digital clinician Simon Eccles has stepped down from the NHS Digital board and will be replaced by the newly-appointed chief executive of NHSX.
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NewsGPs snub partnerships for locum and salaried roles
The number of GPs opting to work as salaried employees or locums rather than taking on partner roles is continuing to rise, according to the latest NHS workforce data.
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NewsExclusive: NHS IT strategy plagued by 'unrealistic' expectations
The national strategy for improving trusts’ IT systems has been plagued by unrealistic targets, conflicting policy priorities and funding given to the wrong places, the Nuffield Trust has said.
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NewsWatchdog issues warning over government patient data sharing
The national data guardian has said the government’s latest plans to collect and share NHS patient data are unclear and public trust in the handling of their confidential records remains a “big issue”.
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CommentA 'Royal Community of Advocates' can help the NHS engage with the public
Laura Fulcher calls for a true partnership between the public and the NHS through the creation of a new body.