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Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s round-up of health tech news includes the creation of a clinical informatics council in Wales and a delay to the implementation of RiO at Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust.

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NHS deficits “unsustainable” – NAO warns

The National Audit Office has reiterated its warning that trust finances are ā€œnot sustainableā€ in a report that queries the ability of national bodies and the ‘Five Year Forward View’ to pull them back from the brink.

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London NHS devolution deal signed

Chancellor George Osborne and health secretary Jeremy Hunt have signed a health devolution deal for the NHS in London, that follows a similar agreement for Manchester.

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Health tech helps during Cumbria floods

Effective use of digital technology helped Cumbriaā€™s healthcare system cope during recent floods that have devastated the region, NHS Cumbriaā€™s chief clinical information officer has said.

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Wales sets out digital ambitions

Welsh patients will access their medical record online and use smartphones to manage their health as part of a five-year digital health strategy published by the Welsh government.

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