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.
Drones deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’
15 November 2024
The first drones have successfully delivered patient blood samples as part of a six-month trial
NHS SBS wins place on contract for provision of cloud-based tech
15 November 2024
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has won a place on a national framework agreement
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
15 November 2024
Our latest round-up includes Cheshire and Merseyside’s £11.5 million LIMS contract and PAHT’s Oracle Health
LLR ICS integrates virtual ward data with shared care record
14 November 2024
Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care System has integrated virtual ward data into its shared
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
14 November 2024
Today’s news roundup covers Mid Cheshire Hospitals’ new clinical research unit, plus a new mapping
