Senior GP resigns after posting views anonymously online
Arvind Madan, NHS England’s director of primary care, admitted posting anonymous comments on the website of GP magazine Pulse.
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The GDE knowledge-sharing challenge and the blueprinting process
The sharing of knowledge, via a process of ‘blueprinting’, was frequently emphasised as a pre-requisite to becoming a GDE. In advance of a Digital Health webinar on the subject, and a workshop at Summer Schools, Claire Read explores how that process is developing, what’s next, and discovers why the group leading it is so keen to get feedback.
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Boards should appoint lead on data security, NHS England review suggests
Organisations should appoint a board lead on data security and consider suspending IT access for any executive who fails to complete annual cybersecurity training, NHS England’s chief information officer has suggested.
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Lack of dedicated mobile apps leading NHS to develop its own, new Digital Health research suggests
Against a backdrop of limited clinical apps from suppliers and constrained funding, NHS organisations are simply developing their own, research published by Digital Health Intelligence suggests.
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Overcoming the barriers to greater use of mobile technology in healthcare
Claire Read reports on newly published Digital Health Intelligence research on Mobile Working in the NHS, which explores why there hasn’t been a fuller uptake of mobile technology in the health sector, and how to overcome those barriers.
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Technology developers should shadow nurses, new report suggests
Technology firms should consider shadowing nurses to fully understand their workflows and inform the creation of solutions that work for them, a new report has suggested.
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Health Education England launches online workshop on improving digital readiness
Digital halves basic administrative work for London’s child health records
Time spent on basic administration of child health records in London has halved following the introduction of a new digital setup, one of the project’s leaders has reported at EHI Live 2017.
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Cambridge University Hospitals take two top honours at EHI Awards
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust scooped two of the top prizes at the 2017 EHI Awards.
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Bradford, Calderdale and Huddersfield trusts live with Cerner Millennium
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust are now live with a new joint electronic patient record.
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