Move to implement patient ‘data lake’ scheme
After meeting with NHS data experts and tech companies, NHS England chief information officer Will Smart wants to push on with a new patient data collection scheme.
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New national NHS patient “data lake” proposed based on STPs
NHS England and NHS Digital meet with IT suppliers, including Google Deepmind and Microsoft, to discuss how to build new national patient data collection system.
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Google Deepmind and Imperial in streams deal
Another London trust has signed an agreement with the artificial intelligence company, which will likely give the company access to patient data.
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Shared exchange enhances 100,000 Genomes Project
An electronic data collection system has enabled 18 trusts across the West Midlands to contribute to the national 100,000 Genomes Project.
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New joint data chief at CQC and NHS Improvement
A new role has been created to ensure data consistency across the Care Quality Commission and NHS Improvement.
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NHS Digital sees off patient privacy challenge
NHS Digital has seen off a challenge to the way its anonymises millions of patients’ data, with a verdict finding the practice is in keeping with national guidelines
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NHS Digital proposes analytics service to disrupt market
NHS Digital is proposing to create a “clear, baseline analytical service”, according to a paper with significant implications for the business intelligence market.
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NHS Digital pushes on with new community data set
IT systems must be up to scratch and able to collect community data by next year, according to an NHS Digital Board paper.
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Google DeepMind and Royal Free in five-year deal
After surviving controversies earlier this year, Royal Free London and AI firm Google DeepMind will work on an unprecedented partnership to improve to healthcare in the UK.
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Dr Neil Paul wins John Perry Prize
The GP and Digital Health News columnist is recognise for his work to improve computing in primary care.
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