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NHS Improvement to automatically collect winter data from trusts

21 June 2017 12:05 AM

All NHS trusts will have their daily situation reports (SitRep) automatically collected by NHS Improvement from October 2017.

Active national support key to EPR success, says leading CCIO

20 June 2017 12:01 AM

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust CCIO Mark Simpson says national support has been key to the success of his trust’s EPR implementation, and argues continuing backing from NHS Digital will be vital as the system evolves.

Another executive director to depart NHS Digital

19 June 2017 2:41 PM

A second member of the executive team at NHS Digital is to leave the organisation in the latest major change to the board ahead of the arrival of new chief executive Sarah Wilkinson.

CIOs and CCIOs must be involved at board level – Bryant

19 June 2017 11:00 AM

Beverley Bryant from NHS Digital has said NHS IT leaders need to be recognised at board level by trusts to drive technology forward.

NHS Forth Valley saves thousands of pounds by tracking equipment

19 June 2017 12:01 AM

NHS Forth Valley has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds by using radio frequency identification to track medical devices.

Jeremy Hunt focuses on NHS staff at Confed ’17

16 June 2017 10:00 AM

Jeremy Hunt said retaining rights for EU workers, staff retention and mental health for those working in the NHS are his government’s priorities at Confed.

Cybersecurity news round-up

16 June 2017 12:01 AM

In the first of our new monthly cybersecurity news round-ups, we report on limited confidence in medical device security, fines for data protection breaches, and the news that healthcare is responsible for most data protection incidents in the UK.