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Primary care staff are advised to leave systems switched off this morning

GPs struggling to access digital funding, NHS England told

13 March 2017 12:05 AM

GP IT group tells NHS England that CCG are refusing to cover the costs of digital projects and IT funding has dried up.

Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital where the preterm

Sheffield Teaching pilots tech to help prevent premature births

10 March 2017 9:30 AM

Sheffield Teaching hospital and the University of Sheffield are piloting a new device that will help identify mothers at risk of pre-term birth.

Healthcare IT news in brief

10 March 2017 12:05 AM

In this week’s health IT round-up we cover the NHS calling in military help on cyber attack, a tweeting surgeon, and an alternative to NHSmail.

NHS England working with internet giants to promote digital tools

9 March 2017 12:00 PM

NHS England is working with Google, Bing and Apple to promote and increase the visibility of NHS.uk, NHS Choices and the much anticipated NHS App Library.

Google’s DeepMind building health data audit tool to counter transparency fears

9 March 2017 11:30 AM

Google’s DeepMind Health is creating a new data audit infrastructure that allows trusts to see how their data is being processed in real time.

Salford Royal will upload wearables data to personalise treatment

9 March 2017 12:05 AM

One on England’s most digitally advanced trusts, Salford Royal, will start using patient wearable generated data to personalise treatment.

Budget: £325m extra for STPs – Hammond

8 March 2017 2:24 PM

The most advanced sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will received an additional £325 million, chancellor Philip Hammond said during his Spring Budget speech.