Govt. will withdraw Microsoft XP support from 2018
Windows XP support will be withdraw nationally from 2018, the government have said in response to the Caldicott report.
Clinical Software
Government confirms national opt-out for patient data
The government has confirmed that patients will be able to opt out for sharing their data for more than direct care in its response to Dame Fiona’s report.
Infrastructure 12
Government response to Caldicott promises further £21m cyber investment
The government response to Dame Caldicott’s data security review has been released promising a multi-million pound cyber-security fund and data protection penalties.
Cyber Security 7
Royal Liverpool launches its GDE strategy with region-wide EPR plans
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals’ GDE strategy was launched at iLinks with the region wide EPR a key tenet of the plans.
Clinical Software 3
Moorfields picks Hicom to develop its OpenEyes EPR
The trust that created the OpenEyes electronic patient record has brought in an external supplier to increase the EPR’s functionality.
Clinical Software
Each acute GDE trust will receive £10 million – Swindells
Each acute global digital exemplar (GDE) trust will be receiving £10 million each, said Matthew Swindells of NHS England.
AI and Analytics
GDEs should remove need for procurements, says Swindells
The global digital exemplar (GDE) and fast follower programme will be used to changed how trusts buy IT systems, says a NHS England’s Matthew Swindells.
Infrastructure 16
DeepMind Health told to change its public perception
DeepMind Health’s independent review panel has found the company should be held to higher account due its Google links and should engage the public more.
Infrastructure
Pharmacy2U found unsafe and ineffective by CQC
The largest online pharmacy in the UK has been found unsafe, not well led and ineffective by the Care Quality Commission.
Digital Patient 57
Royal Free and Google DeepMind trial did not comply with DPA
The ICO has found the 1.6 million patient records shared between the Royal Free and Google’s DeepMind did not comply with data protection law.
AI and Analytics 11