Baroness Nicola Blackwood steps down as Minister of Innovation
Nicola Blackwood, the minister responsible for innovation and technology in the health sector has stepped down to āpursue new venturesā.
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Nicola Blackwood, the minister responsible for innovation and technology in the health sector has stepped down to āpursue new venturesā.
The renowned author and feminist has spent years researching gender data gaps – and sheās bringing her expertise to Digital Health Rewired 2020.
NHS Wales Informatics Service has signed a seven-year contract with Wellsky for an all-Wales hospital pharmacy system, replacing 30-year old software.

Matthew Gould and Dr Simon Eccles, CEO and deputy CEO of NHSX, confirmed two new roles would be created to strengthen digital transformation.
Nurses from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust now have direct access to information generated by medical devices.Ā
More than two thirds of Digital Health News readers are in favour of NHSX’s plans to introduce a mandatory minimum technology spend across the NHS.
Sixteen organisations are set to receive a share of £4.5m to enable them to roll out their local digital projects on a wider scale.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Miziac will digitise more than 235m patient record

The government has claimed that the single patient record could prevent up to 20,000 A&E

A HSSIB report has warned that NHS trusts are being left to manage digital safety

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will roll out Psyomics’digital platform to improve access to community

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has partnered with Salesforce to launch an AI platform