da vinci XI Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
26 July 2017

Rise of the robots: Robo-surgeons revolutionise Barts Health 

Barts Health NHS Trust has received a multi-million pound grant to buy surgical robots for two of its London hospitals.
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25 July 2017

Mental health IT systems frustrate staff and impact patients – CQC

Poor IT systems directly impact patient treatment and frustrate staff in mental health services, according to the Care Quality Commission
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app round up
21 July 2017

Mobile and app news in brief

July's mobile and app news in brief heads to the stars for its health wearables, as well as the slightly
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19 July 2017

New review highly critical of NHS Digital’s capabilities

A critical internal review of NHS Digital has found the organisation relies on out of date technology, has skill shortages
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19 July 2017

WannaCry emergency measures cost central NHS agencies £180,000

The emergency measures put in place over WannaCry cost NHS Digital and NHS England £180,000, revealed a member of parliament.
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patient files
19 July 2017

Bupa employee stole half a million customers’ health insurance data

A rogue Bupa Global employee has stolen personal customer data from the health insurance giant, leaving over half a million
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Digital Innovation Fund launched
17 July 2017

£86 million central funding pot for healthcare technology

A £86 million pot of central funding for medicine and technology has been announced by the government in response to
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17 July 2017

Rob Shaw’s top 10 point cyber prevention tips

The interim chief executive of NHS Digital has given his 10 point list on how organisations can help prevent cyber-attacks.
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David Walliker
17 July 2017

The CIO interview: David Walliker, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen

David Walliker, CIO at Royal Liverpool, tells us about who inspired him to become a CIO, the new Royal hospital
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children
13 July 2017

Child Protection Information Sharing delays roll-out deadline

The CP-IS has extended its target date for delivery by more than a year after facing difficulties with funding and
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