‘Stars are aligned’ for health IT – Freeman
Health ministers are “completely behind” the digitisation of health and social care because “it is urgent for personal care, it is urgent for safe care, and it is urgent for research”, life sciences minister George Freeman has said.
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Salford best practice site visit: Rock stars, roadies and sexy data
NHS IT leaders went to Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust to learn from its implementation of electronic patient records and to find out about its DevoManc plans. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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Hospitals need to get to grips with IT – Nuffield report
NHS hospital boards need to get to grips with the potential benefits and pitfalls of implementing information technology, a new report from the Nuffield Trust urges.
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Minister to give keynote at digital health summit
Life sciences minister George Freeman and National Information Board interim chair John Newton are amongst the keynote speakers at a Digital Health Leadership Summit this month.
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NHS IT leaders say ‘paperless’ possible
Two-thirds of NHS IT leaders say they are confident their organisation can meet the goal to become paper-light by the turn of the decade.
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NHS IT leaders not getting on boards
The first Digital Health Intelligence NHS IT Leadership Survey has found that only a third of chief information officers and IT directors have clear board level responsibility for IT.
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NHS England backs IT leader networks
NHS England is supporting the continued development of the Chief Clinical Information Officer Network and Health Chief Information Officer Network, pioneering best practice and collaboration communities for NHS digital leaders.
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IT movers and shakers
Digital Health profile: Trisha Bain
Medway NHS Foundation Trust has become the first in the country to appoint a chief quality officer to its board. Lyn Whitfield talks to Trisha Bain, the former director of informatics taking on the new role.
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Health CIO profile: Peter Russell
After a first career in the Armed Forces, Peter Russell knows a thing or two about leadership and innovation. He tells Paul Curran how his military training now helps him fight battles of a different kind.
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