Former NHS IT director jailed for corruption
6 January 2017
5:05 PM
In return for signing off a million-dollar IT contract his trust didn’t need, Peter Lewis was secretly paid more £90,000.
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Babylon Health to power NHS 111 with ‘AI triage’ bot
5 January 2017
5:08 PM
An a chatbot app will field less serious health complaints from 1.2 million NHS patients in North Central London as part of a NHS 111 pilot.
UCLH outsources ICT to Atos in deal worth at least £150m
5 January 2017
11:39 AM
The big London NHS trust makes another big IT investment, hinting at ambitions to become an “exemplar”.
Exclusive: Health data breaches on the rise
5 January 2017
12:00 AM
Since April 2015, UK health providers have reported more than 1300 “data security incidents”, including hundreds of cyber-attacks.
NHS barcode project aimed at improving patient safety
4 January 2017
12:00 AM
The humble barcode has been ubiquitous in retail for decades. Now the NHS is trying to use the technology to track faulty devices and improve patient safety.
London Ambulance IT down for five hours on NYD
3 January 2017
4:01 PM
Ambulance dispatchers in the capital were reduced to using pen and paper on one of the busiest nights of the year.
Movers and Shakers news roundup
22 November 2024
Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup includes the abrupt departure of TPP’s long-serving clinical director,
Digital Dermatology pathway for primary care launched in Scotland
21 November 2024
An app aimed to helping faster diagnosis and assessment of skin conditions is being rolled
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 November 2024
Today’s roundup industry news covers Cera’s Tech for Good award win and an innovative stroke
AI tool to help detect lung cancer deployed in Greater Manchester
21 November 2024
AI that helps detect diseases such as lung cancer quicker is being rolled out at
OneAdvanced discontinues Carenotes EPR system
21 November 2024
Software supplier OneAdvanced has confirmed that it has withdrawn its Carenotes electronic patient record (EPR)
