Back to Top

close

News

A stack of coins

NHS boost includes Ā£1 billion for IT

Updated: The NHS in England is to have the ‘Five Year Forward View’ fully funded – and the government is to invest Ā£1 billion in NHS IT over the next five years, the Chancellor has announced.

Read More

Patient opt-outs actioned by January

Around 700,000 patients who objected to having their identifiable data shared with third parties will have their wishes recognised by January next year, nearly two years after being offered the opt-out.

Read More

End of NPfIT drives change in MH systems

Eighteen community and mental health trusts in London and the South have switched electronic patient record systems following the end of their national contracts, with 21 sticking with RiO but moving onto individual contracts with its supplier, Servelec.

Read More
app round up

Mobile health and apps news in brief

This monthā€™s round-up of apps and mobile developments includes new apps to support parents, a cookery app that measures brain function and GPS tracking for dementia patients

Read More