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21 March 2019

NHS Digital to appoint ‘Robin Hood of data’ as interim chief medical officer

Digital Health News understands that NHS Digital is set to appoint co-founder and co-chair of the INTEROPen standards group, Dr
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21 March 2019

Leeds Teaching Hospitals offers video link for outpatient appointments

Using the Virtual Clinic platform by Involve Visual Collaboration, patients can access a clinicians from the comfort of their own
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21 March 2019

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital piloting eConsent software

Wellbeing Software’s eConsent will be used across the trust as part of its wider programme of digital transformation.
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock inside 10 Downing Street. Credit: 10 Downing Street
20 March 2019

Hancock calls for more genomic counsellors to explain DNA technology

Speaking at The Royal Society event today, Matt Hancock's call for more counsellors will form part of the National Genomics Healthcare
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20 March 2019

Fine line between AI becoming a buzzword and working in healthcare explored

The key to successful AI lies with good quality data and a change in culture, healthcare leaders said at an
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20 March 2019

Salford Royal deploys paperless anaesthetic records

Machines used in all stages of surgery will send information to the system, enabling clinicians to make decisions in real-time.
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19 March 2019

Hancock says the ‘tide of technology should be embraced’

The health secretary also said NHSX will be “a brand new, specialist bridge between the worlds of healthcare and technology”.
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19 March 2019

Call for investment in digital innovation for mental health services

A Mental Health Network report found NHS England should develop a national vision for digital mental health and expand the
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Patient communication
19 March 2019

The future is now when it comes to digital communication with patients

Text messaging transformed the way many of us communicate, and the next generation of such communication promises to do the
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19 March 2019

INTEROPen at Alder Hey event sparks discussion on sharing patient data

More than 130 people attended the Share2Care event, including 20 NHS suppliers and representatives of 15 trusts from all over
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