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The chief executive of NHS England has put his support behind wearable technology, and said he wants to make sure that trusts are financially rewarded for using it.
In response to the Wachter review of NHS IT, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced there will be two waves of ‘global’ and ‘national’ digital exemplars, forming an ‘Ivy league’ with the side effect of excluding half of trusts from pre-2020 funding.
Dr Robert Wachter has said the āunrealisticā paperless 2020 goal should be discarded in his long-awaiting review into the digital future of the NHS, which also calls for more national funding for IT, and a further push on clinical engagement.
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans to āfast track digital excellenceā today, including a further round of digital excellence centres and āinstant accessā to a personal online health record.
EXCLUSIVE: Frantic behind the scenes lobbying is underway to persuade NHS England to pick a wide range of digital exemplar sites, ahead of the announcement of the ‘centres of digital excellence’ at tomorrow’s NHS Innovation Expo.
NHS Digital has accidentally published a whole lot of targets for digital transformation, from patient consent opt-outs to de-identification services.
A review of local digital roadmaps shows many NHS organisations are prioritising core IT systems for acute trusts, many of which come with a big price tag.
Online and video GP consultations reached a peak in August 2024 with 5% of patients
New and expectant parents in Wales can be referred directly by their perinatal teams to
The West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT) can now access results from across their
Science secretary Peter Kyle has launched a regulatory office, which will support the healthcare sector
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers the first pulse field ablation cases at UHCW and a
