Academic Health Science Networks to be given increased funding
At the latest NHS England board meeting in May, members were presented with a report which looked into the 15 AHSNs which are said to have enabled the spread of 200 innovations since they were introduced in 2013.
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NHS England heavily criticised for misdirected clinical correspondence
The public accounts committee (PAC) has criticised NHS England for “wasting nearly two and a half million pounds” on trying to resolve backlogs of misdirected clinical correspondence.
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Government minister calls for NHS and councils to prioritise CP-IS
Nadhim Zahawi’s announcement follows a plea by the children’s commissioner for England who urged all NHS organisations in the country to adopt CP-IS as soon as possible, after it was revealed that just over half of NHS sites have implemented it.
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Apple opens up its core health records API to US developers
The move allows US iPhone users to share their health record data with third-party apps from autumn, meaning developers can use data to create more personalised services.
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NHS Digital deputy chief executive awarded CBE in Birthday Honours 2018
Sarah Wilkinson, Simon Eccles and Will Smart all tweeted their congratulations to Rob Shaw who was recognised for his “services to health and social care”.
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Nervecentre to launch new ‘first-of-its-kind’ EPR in June
According to Nervecentre, the new system gives hospital teams access to vital real-time information at the patients’ bedside, with the company claiming it is the only EPR in the UK to be built ‘from the ground up’ to tackle the specific needs of NHS hospitals.
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Users left disgruntled after Patient Access website and app go down
Neil Bennett, service director, Live Services at NHS Digital, confirmed that the Patient Access service was ‘unavailable’ between 3.30pm on 30 May and 2.30pm on 31 May.
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Babylon founder: ‘GP at Hand meets the needs of the NHS’
Ali Parsa sat down with Digital Health News at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) summit in London to talk about innovation within the NHS and how he believes innovators should not be afraid to “disrupt” the health tech market.
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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust finally gets Epic approval
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust is to proceed with the implementation of an electronic patient record (EPR) from US-based company Epic, more than four years after it selected the firm as its preferred supplier.
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Clanwilliam Group acquires Informatica Systems Limited
The company, which will become part of Clanwilliam’s NHS division, provides predictive analytics technology to every GP practice in Wales to help doctors predict when specific patients are at risk of developing chronic diseases.
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