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Matthew Swindells NHS England
5 September 2018

Swindells strikes refreshingly optimistic tone at Expo

In a refreshingly upbeat speech from NHS England’s famously-candid national director for operations and information, Swindells suggested NHS IT had
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5 September 2018

England’s acute trusts beat deadline for e-Referrals switch

In an announcement made at NHS Expo – currently taking place in Manchester – it was revealed 150 acute hospital
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5 September 2018

PRSB sets the standards for clinical referral information

It is hoped that the exchange of referral information from GPs to hospital consultants will be improved once the new
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Ripping Up Paper
4 September 2018

North of England rip up paper referrals ahead of October deadline

A total of 47 acute hospital trusts and 2,479 GP practices have now switched, almost five weeks ahead of the
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A woman is fitted with the headset-style EyeControl wearable device for locked-in patients
4 September 2018

Eye-controlled wearable aims to give locked-in patients a voice

EyeControl is a communications device designed for patients who have full cognitive ability but are unable to move or speak.
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3 September 2018

Cerner announces partnership with STP to connect information

The partnership will allow the sharing of health records of up to 1.5 million people across the boroughs of Barnet,
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A young women teaches an older gentleman how to use a tablet computer
3 September 2018

£1m digital skills fund to boost diversity in tech talent

The DMCS is supporting for women, disabled people and those from disadvantaged background with aspirations in digital roles with new
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31 August 2018

London trust seeks ‘fin’ to outdated financial processes

Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is appealing to FinTech companies to transform its financial operations through automation.
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31 August 2018

Movers and shakers news round-up

Our latest quick-fire round-up of appointments from the UK healthcare scene includes movements at NHS Education for Scotland, AXA PPP
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock inside 10 Downing Street. Credit: 10 Downing Street
30 August 2018

Health secretary highlights lack of national interoperability standards

Matt Hancock shadowed front-line staff during an overnight shift at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and said he was stuck by
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