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Suggestion NHSX will be funded by NHS Digital restructure is withdrawn

23 April 2019

NHSX launched in shadow form in early April, along with a new website outlining what the organisation is and what it will do.

London ambulance staff to be given real-time access to patient data

23 April 2019

The NHS Identity Service pilot will give medics access to crucial information about a patient, without the patient having to answer questions when in pain.

Mobile health and apps news in brief

19 April 2019

Our latest apps news roundup features Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust have partnering with Q Doctor to provide video consultation services.

New guidance to safeguard patients issued to online pharmacies

18 April 2019

Duncan Rudkin, chief executive of the General Pharmacuetical Council said online services need to be “safe and effective” for patients.

Imperial College opens £20m centre to develop dementia-friendly homes

18 April 2019

The care research and technology centre joins six national discovery science centres that collectively make up the UK Dementia Research Institute.

Digital service which gives access to child health information is launched

17 April 2019

NHS Digital and NHS England have worked with IT suppliers to create the National Events Management Service to allow access to child health information.

Blackpool clinical staff benefit from GP data access

17 April 2019

Pharmacists, doctors and nurses now have real-time access to 300,000 patient records from 40 GP practices via the Medical Interoperability Gateway (MIG).