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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.’
Digital wellbeing service offered in Brighton, Hove and East Sussex
Personalised digital mental wellbeing service Qwell has been made available to support adults in Brighton,
Essex trusts announce plans to deliver £65m Oracle Health EPR
Two NHS trusts in Essex have announced plans to deliver an electronic patient record system
Cisco to help create framework for virtual hospitals in Ireland
Cisco has announced a joint initiative with the University of Galway to create a research
PKB partners with Wellola in mental heath and community push
Patients Know Best (PKB) is partnering with digital health company Wellola to boost their combined
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
The latest roundup includes East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust selecting Nervecentre as its preferred electronic