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.
NHSE CIO calls for trusts to stop developing their own data centres
19 November 2024
NHS England CIO John Quinn has urged trusts to stop investing in developing their own
NICE recommends two technologies for tics and Tourette syndrome
19 November 2024
NICE has recommend two technologies that could reduce the severity of the symptoms of chronic
SLAM awarded £1.3m for new VR and neurotherapeutics hubs
18 November 2024
NIHR has awarded £1.3 million to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to fund
Trust reverses £65m EPR procurement decision after court claim
18 November 2024
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has withdrawn its decision to award a
NHSE announces digital eye screening plans for diabetes patients
18 November 2024
NHS England has announced plans to provide digital eye scans in the community for diabetes
