Department of Health and Social Care

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12 July 2018

DXC wins major contract for NHS Supply Chain revamp

DXC Technology has been awarded a “major” contract by the Department of Health and Social Care for the new NHS
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9 July 2018

Hunt announces £215m cash injection into NHS research and development

The Department of Health and Social Care has released an additional £215 million to help tackle some of the biggest
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28 June 2018

NHS to log private healthcare data to address gaps in care records

Part of the initiative aims to address individuals who may have received private care and may have information missing from
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Jeremy Hunt
2 May 2018

Hunt: IT error ‘could have cut short the lives of up to 270 women’

Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Health and Social Care Secretary said the affected group of women
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18 April 2018

PAC criticises NHS’s lack of action on WannaCry measures

The NHS has been criticised by MPs not taking enough action to improve cyber security measures following 2017’s WannaCry incident.
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17 April 2018

NHS Digital’s sharing of non-clinical patient data branded “inappropriate”

NHS Digital’s sharing of non-clinical patient information with the Home Office has been branded "entirely inappropriate" by MPs, who say
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3 April 2018

UK can be ‘world leader in AI’ if NHS data can be tapped

The parliamentary under secretary for the Department of Health and Social Care has suggested the UK could be a world
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