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28 July 2021

Amanda Pritchard confirmed as new NHS England chief executive

Amanda Pritchard has been confirmed as the new chief executive of NHS England – and the first female chief executive
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28 June 2021

Sajid Javid faces ‘huge task’ on digital and data in NHS

Sajid Javid has been appointed as health secretary at a time when the use of data and technology in the
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19 May 2021

New NHS CEO expected to ‘drive digital transformation’

Job specifications reveal the new NHS CEO will take on four responsibilities, with the need for digital transformation forming a
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18 May 2021

iPads to be dished out to ambulance crews across England

Ambulance crews across England are to have access to tens of thousands of iPads in order to give patients the
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29 April 2021

Simon Stevens to stand down as NHS chief executive in July

The chief executive of the NHS, Sir Simon Stevens, is to stand down at the end of July, NHS England
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11 February 2021

Government announces plans to reform NHS for more joined up care

The NHS reform will “modernise the legal framework” to make the health system “fit for the future”, according to a
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15 October 2020

Dido Harding questioned on safety standards of using Microsoft Excel

It comes as nearly 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported between 25 September and 2 October, reportedly due to an error
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19 December 2019

NHS ‘risks repeat of care.data in talks to commercialise medical records’

Secretive NHS talks to discuss the potential to commercialise 65 million patients' records risked jeopardising patient trust, Professor Joe McDonald
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12 December 2019

NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database

A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit
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4 September 2019

Simon Stevens calls for greater investment in diagnostics at NHS Expo

In his keynote address Simon Stevens said more funding was needed to build on recent Government investments, including the £250
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