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30 September 2016

Wachter calls for three point IT implementation plan

28 September 2016

A successful implementation strategy, a network of clinical information professionals, and interoperable systems, should be the top three things on the government’s digital to-do list, according to Robert Wachter.

Shaw says NHS is under frequent cyber attack

28 September 2016

The NHS is under frequent cyber attack, with a national attack that “may or may not” have been state sponsored having been launched just this month, the chief operating officer of NHS Digital has said.

McNeil calls for fast digitisation ‘across the board’

28 September 2016

NHS England’s new chief clinical information officer has urged speed to make sure digital maturity is achieved across the board, and told the Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology conference that this is “no pipe dream”.

Isle of Man hospital aims to be paperless by 2018

28 September 2016

The Isle of Man government has launched the latest strand of its five year, public services digitisation project at the Noble’s Hospital.

Tinder report backs tech support for people with dementia

28 September 2016

Technology can help people living with dementia and their carers, a report by a digital charity has argued.

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Leeds still working to recover from pathology IT crash

27 September 2016

A major pathology IT crash at one of the Europe’s largest teaching trusts has continued into its eleventh day, with some systems remaining down for a second weekend.