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25 June 2020

NAO report highlights “complexity of the NHS digital landscape”

The team behind a report into digital transformation across NHSE have said they think it highlights the “complexity of the
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Uphill challenge
15 June 2020

NHS digital transformation remains tough

Following on from the publication of a NAO report into digital transformation across the NHS, Jon Hoeksma, reflects on healthcare
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Ambulance
10 May 2019

NAO raises further concerns over Emergency Services Network

The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is intended to replace Airwave – the system currently used by emergency services in Great
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Breast Cancer Screening
5 February 2019

NAO report concludes screening programmes ‘rely on complex IT’

Responding to the publication of the National Audit Office report, Meg Hillier – chair of the Public Accounts Committee – said it
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8 December 2017

Cybersecurity a leadership issue for NHS Boards, not a tech issue

NHS England’s head of architecture has said cybersecurity needs to viewed as a business continuity issue by NHS boards and
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27 October 2017

WannaCry impact on NHS considerably larger than previously suggested

A report into the WannaCry ransomware attack that hit NHS services in May 2017 has found that its impact was
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9 February 2017

Poor information sharing barrier to NHS integration – NAO

The report, from the National Audit Office, says reticence to share information across health and social care is one three
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23 December 2016

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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22 November 2016

NHS leaders accused of ‘pie in the sky’ finance plans

The chair of the PAC has accused NHS leaders of “making pie in the sky assumptions” about the health service's
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21 July 2016

NAO raps DH for ‘admin error’ that just kept NHS in black

The National Audit Office has rapped the Department of Health over the knuckles for the way it managed to avoid
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