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Hancock issues stern warning to health IT suppliers

7 September 2018 4:30 PM

Speaking at NHS Expo on 6 September, Matt Hancock said the interest of suppliers ‘are too often not aligned with the NHS’ interests’.

Government publishes code of conduct for AI and data-driven healthcare tech

7 September 2018 2:00 PM

Health minister Lord O’Shaughnessy told the Health and Care Innovation Expo the code’s principles were intended to create “a safe and trusted environment in which innovation can flourish”.

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National CCIO addresses ‘macho culture’ and lack of IT leadership diversity

6 September 2018 5:00 PM

Speaking on the second day of the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester, Dr Simon Eccles said the NHS was ‘working very hard’ to make NHS leadership roles ‘more inviting’ to women and people from non-white backgrounds.

NHS England chief executive hails new era of personalised medicine

6 September 2018 2:32 PM

Simon Stevens also said artificial intelligence will play a larger rols in the NHS, singling out DeepMind’s recent research with Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Hancock to announce £200m for additional GDEs

6 September 2018 12:05 AM

Speaking later today at NHS Expo in Manchester, Matt Hancock is also expected to announce the NHS App will be piloted across England from October.

Swindells strikes refreshingly optimistic tone at Expo

5 September 2018 5:48 PM

In a refreshingly upbeat speech from NHS England’s famously-candid national director for operations and information, Swindells suggested NHS IT had taken “a huge step forward” in the past two years.