South West Yorkshire to become NHS WiFi ‘fast follower’
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be one of the first participants of a nationwide scheme to roll out free wi-fi across the NHS.
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Special Report: Software as a Service
Software as a service has become ubiquitous in our everyday lives – we check our Gmail, pop large files in Dropbox and subscribe to Office 365 rather than buying a copy on disk. Can it make a similar progression in the health service? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
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UKFast receives supplier accreditation for HSCN
UKFast will support NHS services through the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) after receiving supplier accreditation from NHS Digital.
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Adoption of cloud should be “as part of a sensible, risk-managed approach”
The health service’s adoption of cloud technology should be “as part of a sensible, risk-managed approach” with security at its heart, NHS Digital’s chief technical architect has argued.
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Bright outlook for cloud adoption at Digital Health Cloud Summit
Speakers from the NHS spoke enthusiastically about the opportunities presented by cloud technology at Digital Health’s Cloud Summit, which took place in London on Wednesday 24 January.
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Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary undergoes revamp
An IT project is underway at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary to improve the everyday flow of patients arriving for appointments.
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GPs call for tech-supported remote working to ease pressurised work life
GPs in England want flexible working through the cloud to help them ease pressures in the healthcare industry, according to new research.
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Chief executive of leading GDE announces she is leaving
The chief executive of a leading Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) in Southampton has announced she is leaving for a position in Canada.
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North East Ambulance selected as Ambulance GDE
North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been selected to be one of four ambulance services to become a Global Digital Exemplar.
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New tech for treating cardiovascular disease ‘faces lack of research’
A new generation of robotics, imaging and implantable tech for treating cardiovascular disease is being hindered by a lack of research.
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