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Enter the CCG: deals with conflicts of interest

Dr John Lockley argues that conflicts of interest are inevitable. It’s how you deal with them – and whether you
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Health tech helps during Cumbria floods

Effective use of digital technology helped Cumbria’s healthcare system cope during recent floods that have devastated the region, NHS Cumbria’s
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Wales sets out digital ambitions

Welsh patients will access their medical record online and use smartphones to manage their health as part of a five-year
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Dating app encourages organ donation

Dating app Tinder has partnered with NHS Blood and Transplant to raise awareness about organ donations.
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Milton Keynes expands record sharing

Milton Keynes is expanding its shared electronic patient record project to include community and mental health services.
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Survey questions future of health apps

The use of mobile healthcare apps may be on the decline; before apps have had a real chance to make
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Tom’s digital disruptors: app up this winter

‘Tis the season for newspaper headlines about NHS ‘winter pressures’. Thomas Meek looks at some of the apps and other
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Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's round-up from the world of healthcare apps and disruptive technologies: includes an NHS trust app to support lung
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Royal Berkshire sticks with Millennium

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is sticking with Cerner as its core electronic patient record system and has signed
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MOD extends CGI records contract

The Ministry of Defence has extended its contract with CGI to provide an integrated electronic health record service for the
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