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20 December 2017

NHSquicker app reveals busy schedule of local health services

NHS trusts in Devon and Cornwall are trialling an app which shows patients how busy local health services are.
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2 November 2017

Health minister says he would not “immediately” reject Airbnb type scheme

Philip Dunne has said he would not ‘immediately’ reject a scheme where hospital patients could be discharged to people's spare
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31 October 2017

NHS Lanarkshire was left ‘vulnerable’ to WannaCry cyber attack disruption

NHS Lanarkshire was left vulnerable to a cyber attack because software updates had not been installed, an internal report has
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31 October 2017

Zesty recognised as top UK firm in digital innovator hotlist

Appointment booking service Zesty has been named amongst 50 of the most forward-thinking digital UK companies in 2018’s Digital Innovator’s Power
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30 October 2017

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands secure multi-million pound contract

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU has won a multi-million pound contract to provide services to five CCGs across
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4 October 2017

Peer-to-peer clinical problem-solving app launches

Doctors will now be able to collaborate on clinical problem solving through a new smartphone app developed by Doctors.net.uk
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
8 September 2017

Cybersecurity news round-up

The cybersecurity for health IT round-up covers the security risk of "brainjacking" and need for firmware updates for a company's
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6 September 2017

Virtual Fracture Clinic reduces hospital return rates, cuts down unnecessary patient journeys

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust deployed Microsoft Dynamics 365 in its Virtual Fracture Clinic, reducing hospital return rates.
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27 June 2017

Entire NHS estate to have free wifi by 2019

The entire NHS estate will soon be able to access free internet as part of NHS Digital’s Wifi Programme. It
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29 March 2016

Enter the CCG: on the Enigma of the NHS

John Lockley has been on a bank holiday trip to Bletchley Park; and concluded that one of its less-sung heroes
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