31 May 2016

White hack exposes risk posed by connected devices

An ethical hack by an IT security provider of a private health clinic’s IT system has highlighted the vulnerability of
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26 May 2016

NHS Improvement defends PLICS timescale and support plans

NHS Improvement is to develop a procurement framework for patient level information costing systems in a bid to provide assurance
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11 May 2016

Lincolnshire’s Path Links moves to digital pathology

Path Links, a pathology service for Lincolnshire, is to upgrade to digital pathology in a bid to enhance cancer diagnostics.
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22 April 2016

Kelsey replacement to have “wider impact”

The NHS’ new chief information and technology officer will report to NHS England, NHS Improvement and also to Matthew Swindells,
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21 April 2016

Caldicott and care.data stalled by EU referendum ‘purdah’

Dame Fiona Caldicott’s most recent review of data sharing will not be published until after the referendum on membership of
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20 April 2016

HSCIC to become NHS Digital

The Health and Social Care information Centre is being renamed NHS Digital and will have a new chair, Noel Gordon.
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30 March 2016

North Middlesex starts 1m note scanning project

North Middlesex University Hospital has gone live with Fortrus' Unity electronic document management system as part of its strategy to
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16 March 2016

Surrey and Sussex trust to use PKB with 3,200 IBD patients

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is to offer the patient-controlled electronic record Patients Know Best to more than 3,200
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9 March 2016

Ipswich battles winter pressures with BI tool

A winter pressures business intelligence tool developed at Ipswich Hospital with Medeanalytics is providing an early warning system for capacity
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8 March 2016

Stats tool tracks quality improvement

A specialist cancer hospital has helped to develop a statistical tool for clinicians to track quality improvement.
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