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Move to implement patient ‘data lake’ scheme

30 January 2017

After meeting with NHS data experts and tech companies, NHS England chief information officer Will Smart wants to push on with a new patient data collection scheme.

Exclusive: 500m emails flood NHS during #replyallgate

27 January 2017

More NHSmail emails were sent in 75 minutes than in a normal three months after a “software configuration error” nearly crashed the system.

Mobile and app news in brief

27 January 2017

£500m Health IT infrastructure framework awarded

26 January 2017

Thirteen suppliers have been picked as part of a £500 million health IT framework covering more than 80 NHS organisations.

Leeds Teaching pathology IT crash blamed on “human error”

26 January 2017

A review found the pathology IT crash at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust was caused by human error, hardware failure, and ageing infrastructure,

£4 billion emergency radio system “not yet proven”

25 January 2017

A Commons’ Public Accounts Committee says the Emergency Services Network for ambulance, police and fire services is behind schedule and faces “very challenging” technology issues.

Sheffield deploying video sign language service

25 January 2017

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is becoming the first NHS trust to use remote video sign language technology to support deaf patients.