25 May 2016

HSCIC publishes Data Quality Maturity Index

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published its first Data Quality Maturity Index, which assesses NHS providers on
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23 May 2016

NHS urged to take security steps ahead of Caldicott report

NHS organisations have been urged to appoint a senior information risk owner alongside a Caldicott Guardian – and to make
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20 May 2016

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

This week's industry round-up focuses on companies, and includes news of rebrands, a new chief executive for Caradigm, and projects
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19 May 2016

Sandwell and West Birmingham picks Cerner as IT partner

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has chosen Cerner for a major investment in IT that will include an
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18 May 2016

Clatterbridge plans Meditech go-live this month

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is planning to go live with the first phase of its extensive Meditech v6.07
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Google DeepMind
17 May 2016

ICO ‘aware’ of Google DeepMind and Royal Free app concerns

The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed that it is “aware” of concerns about a trust’s collaboration with Google DeepMind on
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Report on integrated care raises concerns about information sharing.
16 May 2016

Integrated care pioneers ‘struggling and facing IT issues’

The government’s integrated care pioneers have made little progress and are struggling with IT and information governance issues, an official
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12 May 2016

MHRA issues alert over QRisk2 calculator in TPP

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has launched an investigation into the QRisk2 calculator used by some GPs using
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12 May 2016

Bitcoin tech applied to clinical trial documents

The blockchain technology that underpins the virtual currency Bitcoin has been applied to clinical trial documents, to see if it
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10 May 2016

Pharmacy2U unveils massive prescription centre in Leeds

Pharmacy2U has unveiled a £3.5 million “state of the art prescription fulfilment facility” in Leeds, that will increase its capacity
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