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Jeremy Hunt becomes longest serving Health Secretary

Appointed in 2012, Hunt as been a high profile figure in the media for his role in changing the junior doctors
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Research suggests asthma sufferers would share data

The ‘Data Sharing and Technology: Exploring the attitudes of people with asthma’ report, which was put together by Asthma UK
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Industry news in brief

This month's industry round-up features news that Thames Hospice has become the first hospice to choose Docman Connect to digitise its
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Baroness Tessa Jowell to hand over medical data to global database

Baroness Tessa Jowell is to be the first cancer patient to hand over her medical data to a global database which
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NHS digital programme to benefit from £760m government funding

The government has announced it is releasing £760 million into the NHS, which includes money to improve the use of
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Leadership Summit: Should CIOs and CCIOs be executive board members?

Sitting as an executive on the board can help CIOs do their job "much more effectively", delegates at Digital Health's
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How the UK could power India’s healthcare tech industry

Dr Alex Yeates, medical director of Advanced, was one of the delegates to visit India as part of the recent
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Jeremy Hunt promises £75m for e-prescribing acceleration

A report by Department of Health and Social Care has recommended the roll-out of e-prescribing systems in NHS hospitals needs
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Kandu aims to link up health tech startups with mentors

A free matching service that links up health technology startups with experienced mentors has been launched to help identify what
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New national CCIO tweets his five key priorities for NHS IT

The new national CCIO, Dr Simon Eccles, revealed on Twitter that his main priority for IT in the NHS was
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