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1,700 cases of potential harm from undelivered medical mail

At least 1,700 cases of potential patient harm have been identified after a huge medical correspondence storage blunder, according to
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Jeremy Hunt focuses on NHS staff at Confed ’17

Jeremy Hunt said retaining rights for EU workers, staff retention and mental health for those working in the NHS are
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Jeremy Hunt remains as health secretary in parliamentary reshuffle

Jeremy Hunt has retained his position as health secretary, following the Cabinet reshuffle triggered by the General Election on Thursday.
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NHS hospitals won’t be paperless before 2027

A new report from market research firm Digital Health Intelligence concludes the government’s target for all NHS hospitals to become
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Hester hits back over TPP patient data security concerns

TPP founder Frank Hester has waded defiantly into the growing controversy about how his company shares patients GP records across
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Health IT news in brief

This week’s week health IT round-up covers a new cross border partnership in Ireland and some big wins for Civica
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£60m of digital mental health funding goes on exemplars

The vast major of £67.7m funding announced for mental health will go on six new global digital exemplars, the Department
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NHS barcode project aimed at improving patient safety

The humble barcode has been ubiquitous in retail for decades. Now the NHS is trying to use the technology to
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Digital Health’s review of the year, 2016

People and policies came and went at the top of healthcare IT, but some trusts pushed on with major projects
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Hunt says IT spend protected in financial crisis

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has given IT as an example of the kind of long-term investment in the health service
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