‘Empowered patients here to stay’ – Liz O’Riordan on the patient journey
“Despite training all my life to become a breast surgeon I knew nothing of what it was like to be a patient,” Liz O’Riordan told Digital Health News.
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UK medicines watchdog vows to boost interoperability with AI
The MHRA committed to building on established technology platforms to “improve interoperability across the UK health system and internationally”.
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NHS overhaul: Health and Care Bill formally introduced to parliament
The government’s Health and Care Bill, which sets out plans to reform the NHS to deliver more joined up care, was introduced to the House of Commons today.
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Ready to rock and roll – The Walton Centre on being a Digital Aspirant
Head of IT at The Walton Centre Justin Griffiths said the Digital Aspirant programme had “dramatically” accelerated planned digitisation works.
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Palantir appoints former Cerner boss to cement place in UK health sector
Dr Justin Whatling joins Palantir from Cerner. His main role will be to provide guidance to the tech giant’s health clients, including NHS England.
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Covid-19 vaccine status added to personal health records in Scotland
The Scottish government has struck a deal with Orion Health to enable health and care workers to access a person’s Covid-19 vaccine history.
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Former NHS IT manager jailed for 5 years for £800k fraud
Barry Stannard, of Chelmsford in Essex, defrauded Mid Essex Hospital Trust of £806,229 which came out of the trust’s IT budget.
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Lincolnshire trust chooses patient portal from Healthcare Communications
Using Healthcare Communications patient engagement portal the trust can now deliver digital appointment letters to patients.
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New £12m online platform launched to manage obesity-related illness
The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme will provide free online for people with obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes or high pressure.
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