News
Digital doctor to review NHS tech
Dr Robert Wachter, US celebrity author of ‘The Digital Doctor’, will lead a review into the digital future of the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
30 October 2015
Smart Health
News
Leeds pilots network integration
The NHS in Leeds is working with the city council on a pilot project to integrate the two different networks used by health and social care services.
30 October 2015
News
LGA: networks ‘barrier to integration’
The different internet networks used by the NHS and social care are a barrier to providing integrated care, according to the Local Government Association.
28 October 2015
News
Barcoded medicines to prevent fake drugs
All prescription medicines will need to carry a barcode on their packaging to reduce the risk of counterfeit and unsafe drugs entering the healthcare system following new European regulations.
19 October 2015
News
NHS 24 IT system £41m over budget
The IT to support Scotland’s health information service, NHS 24, is two year’s late and significantly over budget, according to the Auditor General for Scotland.
14 October 2015
Insights
Special report: Voice recognition
The NHS has been slow to adopt voice recognition outside radiology and pathology. But new targets, the need to save money, and integration with other systems could change that. Kim Thomas reports.
5 October 2015
