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‘Significant problems’ with data access in public health
Public health services have been denied access to health data vital to doing their job, a report from the Commons health select committee says.
Verify (and Facebook) tested for NHS online identity service
The new director of the government’s online identity scheme has raised the possibility of rolling out the service in the NHS, despite concerns about its security.
Heart failure patients in Norfolk use self-testing tech
A self-testing service for heart failure patients has been launched by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.
Epic and Cerner link information exchanges
Two major NHS trusts are preparing to exchange information on shared patients from their different electronic patient record systems.
Royal Liverpool records digitalised ahead of new EPR
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust have digitalised tens of thousands of records ahead of announcing a new EPR.
Telehealth used to cut consultations under draft STPs
Draft Sustainability and Transformation Plans are proposing cuts to NHS services, including the closure of acute hospitals and greater reliance of telehealth in parts of London, it has been reported.
‘Two-factor authentication may have stopped Synnovis cyber attack’
Beverley Bryant said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the
Prescription tracking feature launched on the NHS App
A feature which allows patients to trace the status and readiness of their prescriptions has
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers new robotic surgery at Southampton Children’s Hospital and fall prevention
One in five GPs using AI tools in clinical practice, finds BMJ survey
An online survey of UK GPs by the BMJ has revealed that one in five
Southern Health launches EPS for outpatient community services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has deployed CLEO Systems’ electronic prescription system (EPS) across a