Government confirms national opt-out for patient data
12 July 2017
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.
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Government response to Caldicott promises further £21m cyber investment
12 July 2017
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.
CQC finds insurance license issues with Index Medical Limited
12 July 2017
A company managed by a team of GPs has been inspected by the Care Quality Commission which found it to have no professional insurances in place.
Isle of Man gets more support for its BioMed sector
12 July 2017
Proving its potential as a biomed location, a public/private advisory board has been established to further support development of the Isle of Man’s thriving BioMed sector.
Royal Liverpool launches its GDE strategy with region-wide EPR plans
11 July 2017
The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals’ GDE strategy was launched at iLinks with the region wide EPR a key tenet of the plans.
Moorfields picks Hicom to develop its OpenEyes EPR
11 July 2017
The trust that created the OpenEyes electronic patient record has brought in an external supplier to increase the EPR’s functionality.
`Ground-breaking’ deal in Oxford sees NHS products commercialised
10 July 2017
University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to receive an aggregate £5 million of equity in Drayson Technologies.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
19 June 2026
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for
West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
19 June 2026
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered
Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
18 June 2026
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has apologised for NHSE’s handling of information provided to the
