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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.

Alliance formed to be voice of health sector as UK leaves EU

15 June 2017 1:33 PM

As the UK moves into negotiations with the EU, a new alliance has been formed to safeguard the interests of patients and the healthcare and research they rely on.

CIOs and CCIOs urge greater clarity on shared records and data protection

15 June 2017 9:54 AM

Current data protection guidance is contradictory and not conducive to effective patient care according to a new discussion paper published by the CCIO and Health CIO networks.