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GP-on-demand service GPDQ deemed to be providing safe care by CQC

A GP-on-demand service has been deemed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to be providing a safe service in accordance
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The cloud: a catalyst for innovation and collaboration in healthcare

The 22 January 2018 was a quietly defining moment for digital healthcare: NHS Digital released long-awaited guidance on the use
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Over £1 million spent by NHS trusts on GDPR preparation, FOI reveals

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests sent to NHS trusts in England reveal that more than £1 million has been spent
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Double robot surgery carried out at The Royal Marsden Hospital

Surgeons Shahnawaz Rasheed and Marielle Nobbenhuis sat on opposite sides of the da Vinci Xi robotic console to perform a hysterectomy on
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Pharma giant Pfizer seeks to invest in UK health tech start-ups

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has opened applications for its second Pfizer Healthcare Hub: London programme, which seeks to invest in start-up
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Movers and shakers news round-up

This month's industry movers and shakers sees appointments and departures at the Professional Standards Authority and healthcare technology firms Drayson
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System C gender pay gap reveals on average women are paid more

System C has revealed that it pays women more than men after it published its gender pay gap, meaning it
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Four innovations to be fast tracked by NHS England

A group of new technologies, including image analysis software that creates a 3D model of the heart, are to be
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Is the NHS reinforcing mental health stigma through excessive data secrecy?

If mental health data remains more secretive than HIV, cancer or diabetes, care inequality will continue, writes Dr James Reed,
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Autism charity seeks £2.5m for ‘game-changing’ biometrics project

Autism Together is attempting to raise £2.5m for a project that will see biometric technology used to drive new insights
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