NHS England announces second phase of Test Bed programme
The second wave of the initiative will identify and fund organisations using new technology to address the complex issues facing the NHS and its patients.
News
Only 17% of NHS trusts expect financial return from public cloud adoption
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to every NHS trust in England hints toward a negative outlook for public cloud services in Britain’s health service.
Infrastructure 6
Nokia’s digital health unit misses the pulse as company announces strategic review
Nokia’s digital health arm is up for review, hinting at fresh struggles from the Finnish vendor to break into the consumer fitness sector.
News 2
Free wi-fi to be available at 33 more acute and mental health trusts
Thirty-three acute and mental health trusts have agreed to deploy free wi-fi throughout their estates before the end of February.
Infrastructure
Dr Simon Eccles to NHS Digital: ‘don’t get distracted by new and shiny things’
Dr Simon Eccles has used his first NHS Digital board meeting as national CCIO to urge the organisation to focus on the delivery of its current agenda and to not get distracted by “new and shiny things”.
News 8
NHS Digital adds £10m to prospective cyber security contract
NHS Digital has revised the potential value of its Security Operations Centre contract by £10m, following an increased budget for cyber security in 2017/2018.
Cyber Security
Liva Healthcare aims to bring human touch to digital diabetes management
A healthcare platform that connects patients with lifestyle and disease management coaches is being trialled by the NHS as a possible means of preventing and managing diabetes.
Digital Patient 1
NHS Digital announces NHSmail integration with Office 365
Starting in April, NHS Digital will begin an integration process between NHSmail and Microsoft Office 365 in an effort to bring deeper and more secure collaboration to Britain’s Healthcare Service.
Clinical Software 1
Only one percent of acute NHS trusts have migrated to Windows 10
Research from Digital Health Intelligence has found that only one percent of acute NHS trusts have fully migrated to Windows 10, despite the fact that support for Windows 7 expires in two years’ time.
Infrastructure 1
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust deploys mobile working across community services
North Manchester Community Service has deployed Emis Mobile across its entire workforce, allowing staff to access patient data on the fly, update medical records in real-time and book patients in for appointments via a mobile device.
Clinical Software