Technology and innovation – Page 52
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NewsDalton appointed automation tsar
Former NHS Improvement chief executive Ian Dalton is now heading a government task force charged with automating public services.
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NewsUpdate: Trust cancels appointments for second day after IT crash
A West Midlands trust has cancelled surgery and other appointments today after an IT system crash.
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NewsPaperless 2024 target a 'stretch' – NHSX CEO
The NHS’s top IT executive has said the long-term plan commitment to digitise all hospital trusts by 2024 will be “a stretch” and require “sharp progress” by the least advanced providers.
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NewsStaff and patients to report safety incidents via mobile phones
An overhaul of the NHS incident reporting system will allow NHS staff, patients and families to report safety concerns instantly via their mobile phones.
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NewsDigital GP provider stopped children’s appointments after CQC warning
An online GP provider suspended appointments for under 18s after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns over the sharing of data, the regulator has revealed, but the provider was rated “good” overall”.
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NewsSafety of health apps to be tested in government 'sandbox'
The regulation of “less than perfectly accurate” health apps is to be overhauled, Matt Hancock’s senior tech advisor has said.
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NewsSecond digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the second digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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NewsNHSE plans new controls on expansion of ‘Uber-GP’ service
NHS England is proposing changes in GP funding and regulation to control the expansion of Babylon’s controversial digital-first GP at Hand service, Simon Stevens has said.
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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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NewsFunding announced for projects to fight antibiotic resistance
The government has unveiled some of the research projects awarded funding from its multi-million-pound fund for fighting anti-microbial resistance.
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HSJ InteractiveJargon busting for an ‘internet-first’ NHS
NHS leaders are expected to be comfortable with tech-speak, so Jon Shaw explains some key concepts that underpin an “internet-first” approach
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NewsConfed chief challenges Hancock’s digital plans
Matt Hancock’s digital ambitions cannot be realised if the government continues to withhold capital funding from the service, the NHS Confederation’s chief has warned.
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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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HSJ PartnersSupporting #techforgood in the health and care sector
With an aim to develop innovative technological solutions that improve the user-experience aspect of property, Avison Young is supporting myo, a start-up transforming the way the care sector communicates
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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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CommentGP at Hand model will not work for everyone
NHS England has made a commitment to make digital primary care available to everyone. But if the future of primary care is digital, then it will need to be a different model to that currently delivered through Babylon GP at Hand. By Geraldine Clarke, Josh Keith and Adam Steventon.
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NewsStevens pledges funds to ‘substitute’ some clinical tasks with AI
NHS providers will receive additional funding to use artificial intelligence to replace clinicians in some services, Simon Stevens has said.
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News‘All-singing and all-dancing’ NHS App scrapped
NHSX’s new chief executive has scrapped plans for an “all-singing and all-dancing” NHS App, despite the long-term plan saying the app would be the NHS’ digital “front-door”.