Interview: Dr Masood Nazir
The recipient of this year’s CCIO award for clinical leadership talks to Lyn Whitfield about his career, Birmingham’s shared care record, Patient Online, the need for more CCIOs in primary care: and biscuits.
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Wachter calls for three point IT implementation plan
A successful implementation strategy, a network of clinical information professionals, and interoperable systems, should be the top three things on the government’s digital to-do list, according to Robert Wachter.
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Enter the CCG: on evidence based management
In his previous column, John Lockley noted that there is often a disconnect between “the centre” of the NHS and the frontline. This can be overcome, he argues, but only if managers embrace honest data collection and upward reporting.
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Joe’s view: of capuchins and exemplars
Joe McDonald knows that fairness is deeply ingrained in primates; so there were always going to be worries about the global digital centres of excellence programme. Now the Wachter Review is out, though, he says the NHS needs to focus on the positives.
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CCIO Network leaders urge adoption of Wachter recommendations
Members of the CCIO Network have warmly welcomed the report of US ‘digital doctor’ Robert Wachter, and its proposals to boost clinical involvement in NHS IT. Jon Hoeksma reports from Manchester.
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Wachter: strategic investment in clinical leaders is vital
The much-anticipated review of NHS IT by US ‘digital doctor’ Robert Wachter says a significant proportion of healthcare IT funding needs to go on training and supporting chief clinical infromation officers. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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Wachter calls for extension to paperless 2020 target
Dr Robert Wachter has said the “unrealistic” paperless 2020 goal should be discarded in his long-awaiting review into the digital future of the NHS, which also calls for more national funding for IT, and a further push on clinical engagement.
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Enter the CCG: on the ice shelf
John Lockley reviews some recent columns and finds a common theme; a worrying disconnect between the top of the NHS and the frontline.
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Joe’s view: of emailing patients
The NHS must be the last organisation on the planet that doesn’t want your email address. Time that changed, argues Joe McDonald; because spending money on stamps is just flushing away cash.
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Enter the CCG: asks a simple question
John Lockley wants to find a simple answer to a simple question about a supposedly crucial NHS IT target. Can he find the answer…
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