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3 May 2019

This month’s industry round-up features Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care winning a national award and Leeds employing a Finnish company for e-rostering.

Primary care staff are advised to leave systems switched off this morning

RCGP tech manifesto calls for prioritisation of joined-up IT systems

2 May 2019

The document recognises the potential of technology in healthcare but adds this can only be achieved once joined-up systems are in place.

PRSB publishes guidance on medicine information sharing

2 May 2019

The standards are for recording and sharing computer-readable information between hospital, GP and community-based services.

Boosted accelerator programme will fast-track digital services in NHS

2 May 2019

The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) has been expanded to push technologies through the clinical development and regulatory approval process.

All hospitals and GPs to be connected to fibre optic broadband, Hancock says

1 May 2019

The health secretary said the upgrade would support a promise made in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve the range and access of digital healthcare services.

World Health Organisation releases first guidance on digital health technologies

1 May 2019

The 10 recommendations in the guidelines suggest digital technology can help improve healthcare but aren’t a “silver bullet”.

NHS needs to do more to inform public on AI benefits, report warns

1 May 2019

To allay fears, the newly formed NHSX should work with charities and patient groups to better understand the public’s concerns about AI in healthcare.