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The CIO Interview - Andy Laverick
21 May 2018

The CIO interview: Andy Laverick, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

This week, Digital Health News grabs 60 seconds with Andy Laverick, Director of IT, Estates & Facilities at George Eliot
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18 May 2018

GPs refuse to support electronic referrals over patient care fears

Kent Local Medical Committee (LMC) has written an open letter to NHS Digital and a number of Clinical Commissioning Groups
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Anne Cooper
18 May 2018

NHS Digital chief nurse ‘stepping down’ as chief medical officer goes part-time

The organisation confirmed Anne Cooper is taking a step back from the role so she can pursue other projects while
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news in brief
18 May 2018

Industry news in brief

This month's industry round-up features news that Thames Hospice has become the first hospice to choose Docman Connect to digitise its
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Rethinking theatres
17 May 2018

Re-thinking theatres – how Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is transforming operating theatre processes

The journey towards better connected, paperless hospitals is entering a new phase. After years of rhetoric, the true value of
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A doctor collecting information on a patient using various mobile devices
17 May 2018

Will Smart: England to get first HIMSS 7 hospitals before year’s end

NHS England will have its first HIMSS Stage 7 hospitals by the end of 2018, Will Smart has said, as
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17 May 2018

Research suggests digital skills gap in health sector blocks innovation

The Human Factor: Driving Digital Solutions for 21st Century Health and Care report sets out nine recommendations including emphasis on
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17 May 2018

E-obs provider Patientrack to be acquired by Aussie informatics firm

E-observations platform provider Patientrack will expand its work with NHS hospitals in England after announcing its acquisition by health informatics
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RTT problems
16 May 2018

Swindells names and shames NHS trusts not submitting RTT reports

NHS England's National Director of Operations and Information has publicly named and shamed a number of trusts that he claimed
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16 May 2018

A&E check-in app gets £150k funding for expansion up north

MedCircuit allows patients to check into accident and emergency (A&E) departments using an iPad by answering questions about their condition.
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