New board headed by McNeil
A new Digital Delivery Board will be overseen NHS England chief clinical information officer Keith McNeil, who is assuming growing responsibility for delivering the digital health agenda.
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A new Digital Delivery Board will be overseen NHS England chief clinical information officer Keith McNeil, who is assuming growing responsibility for delivering the digital health agenda.
The NHS Shared Planning Guidance, published today three months’ earlier than usual, indicates local NHS IT funding will be delivered via Sustainability and Transformation Plan areas, and further reorganisation at the centre.
Fitness devices may not offer an advantage over traditional diet and exercise plans for losing weight, according to a long term study in the US.
The government’s plan to digitally transform the NHS is at risk of losing credibility as plans and funding remain “confusing”, The King’s Fund has warned.
One of the largest trusts in the country has seen its pathology IT system crash, forcing it to postpone some appointments and surgery.
IBM’s Watson Health has moved into UK social care, with the machine learning company signing a ten-year agreement with Harrow Council to help deliver personal care budgets.
Google Deepmind has forged yet another NHS partnership, this time to improve head and neck cancer treatment.

Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract with Alcidion to deliver an

Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform