New oversight for remote GP digital services
GP video subscription apps will come under increased regulatory scrutiny next years, as the number of companies offering remote consultation continues to grow.
Digital Patient
Shaw says NHS is under frequent cyber attack
The NHS is under frequent cyber attack, with a national attack that “may or may not” have been state sponsored having been launched just this month, the chief operating officer of NHS Digital has said.
Cyber Security
Data breaches ongoing as NHS Digital pushes opt-outs
Patients who opted out of sharing their data beyond direct care have not yet had their wishes respected, as NHS Digital chases up organisations slow to destroy data.
AI and Analytics
HSCN connections this year after delays – NHS Digital
Health and Social Care Network connections should be available before the end of the year, but a report to NHS Digital’s board warns that the vital digital infrastructure project is “in doubt”.
Infrastructure
New board headed by McNeil
A new Digital Delivery Board will be overseen NHS England chief clinical information officer Keith McNeil, who is assuming growing responsibility for delivering the digital health agenda.
News
Plan needed amid ‘confusing’ funding for a digital NHS
The government’s plan to digitally transform the NHS is at risk of losing credibility as plans and funding remain “confusing”, The King’s Fund has warned.
News
IBM Watson’s social care deal with NW London local authority
IBM’s Watson Health has moved into UK social care, with the machine learning company signing a ten-year agreement with Harrow Council to help deliver personal care budgets.
AI and Analytics
1.1 million on NHSmail 2, push for social care expansion
More than a million people have now switched to NHSmail 2, with ambitions to extend the service to pharmacies and social care.
Infrastructure
Delayed south TrakCare project sees Glocs stop go-live again
Two of the three southern trusts involved in a joint TrakCare deployment are falling behind, with no new go-live dates agreed after multiple delays.
Clinical Software
Bournemouth and Poole both pick JAC for e-prescribing
Two south coast trusts have picked a joint e-prescribing and medicines administration system in the lead-up to a possible second merger attempt.
Clinical Software