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Connelly to lead information revolution
The Department of Health’s director general for informatics is to lead the government’s information revolution, according to a letter setting out the next stage of the Liberating the NHS reforms.
Birmingham OwnHealth in hands of GPs
GPs will decide whether the first telephone-based care management service in the UK should continue.
Cruickshank: clarity needed on future
John Cruickshank, the author of a well received report on ‘Fixing NHS IT’, has called for more clarity about its future direction following the effective end of the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
NPfIT’s GP elements to become services
The GP elements of the National Programme for IT in the NHS are destined to become services, while a review of the Summary Care Record will focus on consent and ‘enrichment.’
Medtech startup SleepCogni raises £300,000 for insomnia care
Sheffield-based insomnia medtech firm SleepCogni has raised £300,000, bringing its total funding to £3.9m.
Moorfields Eye Hospital selects MEDITECH Expanse EPR
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to implement MEDITECH’s Expanse electronic patient record in
Digital tool helps remove barriers to motor neuron disease research
A digital platform hosted by the University of Sheffield aims to help people with motor
NHS England launches digital clinical safety standards review
NHS England has launched a review of digital clinical safety standards, requesting input from NHS
Medway IT systems yet to be restored after cyber scare
The IT systems at Medway Community Healthcare have not yet been restored following a suspected