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Rob Shaw announces he will leave NHS Digital at Christmas

NHS Digital's deputy CEO will leave the organisation in December to pursue a consulting career, and joins a growing list
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Industry co-chair of IHE-England talks standards

IHE is an initiative which promotes the use of established standards such as DICOM and HL7 in order have better
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Microsoft reports ‘encouraging increase’ of AI in UK healthcare

Nearly half of UK healthcare leaders reported that their organisation used artificial intelligence, reflecting an 8% increase compared to 2018.
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Mobile health and apps news in brief

This month's mobile apps round-up features news the NHS London Procurement Partnership is inviting tenders for health and social care apps.
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Lincolnshire Care Portal team discuss challenges and benefits

The Lincolnshire team spoke about the benefits of the portal, which included users being able to choose and receive alerts
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Chelsea and Westminster’s Mum and Baby app to be adopted across NHS

Created by Sunita Sharma, consultant obstetrician at Chelsea and Westminster, the Mum and Baby app will be rolled out across
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Joe’s View: NHS Alphabet

On his recent trip to the Greek island of Nisyros, Joe McDonald ponders on the three kings of NHS IT
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World Health Organisation launches app to improve care for the elderly

The interactive app provides guidance on priority conditions including mobility limitations, malnutrition, vision and hearing loss and cognitive decline.
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Babylon allowed to act ‘unlicensed and bullish’ in expansion, MP says

The MP for Hammersmith and Fulham Andy Slaughter said the NHS appears to be facilitating Babylon “without looking at the
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Only 15% of healthcare apps meet safety standards, research reveals

ORCHA evaluated more than 5,000 healthcare apps against 260 performance and compliance factors and found that majority don't meet minimum
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