NHS England ‘to publish AI code of conduct later this year’
Harpreet Sood from NHS England said the documents will help provide ‘principles’, ‘guidance’ and ‘transparency’ for the use of AI within the NHS.
AI and Analytics
NHS hospitals accused of being ‘stubbornly attached’ to fax machines
FOI requests made by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) show that NHS hospital trusts in England own a total of 8,946 fax machines.
Clinical Software 17
Patient-centred care dominates day two of King’s Fund congress
One of the early sessions focused on ‘What makes implementation of digital innovations a success?’ and involved leaders of national bodies.
Digital Patient 1
Birmingham digital GP centre rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC
The virtual centre allows patients to book telephone and video consultations with a GP, nurse practitioner or prescribing pharmacist seven days a week.
News 3
The CNIO interview: Jacqui Cooper, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Jacqui talks about why she believes networking is an important skill for CNIOs and why she’s after Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s job.
Feature
Royal Free help organise ‘hackathon’ to develop VR tools for patients
Researchers from the trust worked together to coordinate the UK Hackathon on 4 and 5 July 2018 at Brunel University in London.
Digital Patient
Over 60% of NHS trusts surveyed don’t have instant messaging policy
Hospify sent FOI requests to 152 trusts in England earlier this year, asking a number of questions regarding their instant messaging guidelines.
Clinical Software 1
Worcestershire CCGs go sky-high with cloud-based telephone service
Surgery Connect, which is powered by X-on, allows practice staff to see a patient’s record when they come through on the phone.
Infrastructure
Industry news in brief
Our latest industry round-up features news that IMMJ Systems has been given a place on the UK Government’s G-Cloud 10 Framework.
News
Cambridge University Hospitals selects Change Healthcare for PACS
The supplier was chosen by the trust following a procurement process, with the new system due to go live in summer 2018.
Clinical Software