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Care.data concerns as new platform proposed
A proposal for a new platform for the national collection of confidential patient information is under consideration, as concerns continue that elements of the care.data scheme will be resurrected.
N Irish nursing home fined £15k over data breach
A Northern Irish nursing home has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect the sensitive data of its employees and residents.
Recovery plan for Child Protection Information Sharing
The Child Protection Information Sharing scheme is in recovery mode as local authorities struggle to deploy the system designed to protect vulnerable children.
Torbay and South Devon deploying HealthShare
A single, integrated clinical portal linking primary, acute, community and social care will be rolled out across Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
London hospitals in UK-first health data exchange
Two London trusts have become the first in UK to establish data sharing between their Cerner health information exchanges, covering a population of 1.3 million people.
Individual Patient Identifier live in Ireland
Every patient in Ireland has been assigned unique identifying number, in an effort to improve patient safety and data quality.
Digital Health Unplugged: Why the NHS is so difficult to sell to
Digital Health News reporter, Jordan Sollof is joined by Lloyd Price and Mohammad Al-Ubaydli to
Drones to deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’
Electric drones will deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
GPs to get easier access to Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
The first GP practice has gone live with an EMIS functionality which allows easier access
OneLondon’s UCP expands to sickle cell disease patients
The Universal Care Plan (UCP), OneLondon’s shared care planning solution, has extended to support sickle
NHS clinical scientist warns of AI ‘deployment blockage’
A “deployment blockage” in the NHS is preventing AI from being adopted at scale, according