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NIB aligns NHS IT with NHS policy

The National Information Board has issued its much delayed IT strategy – ā€˜Personalised Health and Care 2020ā€™ ā€“ which ties NHS IT more closely into health service policy, financial and regulatory frameworks.

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New push on standards in NIB framework

The National Information Boardā€™s IT strategy includes a strong drive on standards, as it attempts to chart a course between a centralised approach and encouraging local innovation.

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Kelsey: 2020 is a ‘hard stop’

The deadline in the National Information Boardā€™s new IT strategy for all patient and care records to be digital by 2020 is a ā€œhard stopā€ that must be met if the NHS in England is to remain viable, Tim Kelsey has said.

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NHS wi-fi access ‘up, but not by enough’

A rise in the number of healthcare staff who have wireless internet access is ā€œgood but not good enoughā€, according to Dr Marcus Baw, a GP who has been running a survey on NHS wi-fi with EHI Intelligence.

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Royal College backs eRedbook

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has endorsed the digital version of the ā€˜red bookā€™ that is given to parents and carers at a childā€™s birth.

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