All Technology and innovation articles – Page 54
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CommentClinician use of WhatsApp is a ticking time bomb
Clinical teams are increasingly using WhatsApp to communicate amongst themselves but the tool is not safe in terms of data security and is ineffective in managing clinical workflow, warn Dr Harry Claireaux and colleagues
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NewsExclusive: One in five trusts did not make critical security updates before cyberattack
More than one in five trusts failed to properly apply security updates that would have protected them against the worst cyberattack in NHS history.
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CommentAnalysis: Patching the NHS's IT holes after ransomware attack
Ben Heather examines the impact of the WannaCry cyberattack and what is required to plug the security gaps.
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NewsExtra £86m to fund NHS technology and innovation
The government has announced an extra £86m to boost uptake of technology and innovation in the NHS, including £35m to be paid directly to small and medium sized enterprises.
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NewsMajor hospitals to get £21m to boost cybersecurity
The government has announced a £21m in capital funding for cybersecurity in major trauma centres.
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NewsNHS puts £250m tech contract on the market
A contract for ICT services worth nearly a quarter of a billion pounds has been tendered by the NHS as part of its procurement transformation plan.
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NewsFlagship digital fund finally reaches 'exemplar' trusts
NHS England starts releasing digital funds to “exemplar” trusts after delay Acute trusts get money first, mental health exemplars will be funded later in the year First cash released to trusts from £1.3bn Paperless 2020 fund Trusts selected under the NHS’s flagship digital programme are finally receiving millions ...
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NewsNational IT chief points to tougher line on cyber security
Trusts will likely face stricter cyber security standards after the WannaCry attack, while there may be additional funding to help improve resilience in some areas, a national NHS IT chief has said.
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NewsCQC criticises 'unsafe' digital GP service
The Care Quality Commission has uncovered unsafe prescribing practises at another digital health provider, including a doctor prescribing sleeping disorder drug to keep a person awake for work.
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CommentAssessing the digital maturity of the English NHS
GE Healthcare Finnamore take a look at the NHS’s scrutiny of its organisations’ ability to cope with a digital future
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NewsDigital plans slipping as maturity assessment delayed
Delays to digital maturity index update and funding allocations prompt concerns New digital assessment could include “peer review” element Funding uncertainty is stalling local projects, senior sources tell HSJ Delays to the updating of NHS England’s flagship digital maturity benchmark, uncertainty about funding and stalling local projects ...
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HSJ KnowledgeHow codes are raising the bar
When a foundation trust began using barcodes to improve stock control and procurement, it soon realised that the technology was capable of helping to achieve more ambitious goals relating to safety and savings
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CommentWe need more trust between managers, patients and the front line
With rising use of technology, building trust between patients, doctors and the management is essential to meet the challenges in healthcare in the UK and the US
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CommentFive lessons in communications from the cyber attack
Daniel Reynolds identifies ways in which vital messages from the NHS can better be delievered in the midst of emergencies
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NewsCyberattack risk increased by IT budget cuts, report warns
London North West report says pressure to make ICT saving and deploy new technology increasing risk of cyber attack Report suggests wider impact of cyber attack. Two reports earlier this year warned the trust its PC security update management was “weak”. Pressure on NHS IT budgets is increasing ...
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NewsNew CQC inspection model depends on £9m IT upgrade
CQC said that if the IT project fails ”we won’t be able to deliver our programme on a reduced budget” “Relatively high” risk levels surround the project due to “fundamental gaps” in current skills and technology and potential to delay roll out of inspection dashboards Work to first begin ...
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NewsNHS Improvement could assess trusts on cybersecurity
An NHS Improvement committee has recommended that trusts are assessed on cybersecurity, in the wake of the cyberattack earlier this month.
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CommentEnacting change at pace and scale in the NHS
What started as a procurement project using GS1 barcodes at Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will eventually give us data for the whole patient pathway
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NewsNew digital excellence regions could be based on STPs
NHS England planning to pick four or five “placed based” digital exemplars based on STP or ACS areas AHSNs separately asked to assess “place based” digital maturity Some digital exemplar trusts have picked “fast follower” partners and are awaiting NHS England approval NHS England is looking to fund ...
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NewsWorkforce app targets agency fees costing NHS up to £600m
A social networking app is aiming to cut into the hundreds of millions of pounds NHS trusts pay to temporary staffing agencies.