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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the MHRA and the FDA.
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform is “here to stay” but the current contract will be reviewed.
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online hospital trust.

Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system from Better Meds.
Essex Partnership digital tool improves leg wound and ulcer care
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a digital tool to improve care for patients with leg ulcers and wounds.

West Midlands NHS imaging programme enters procurement
An NHS imaging transformation programme serving 6.6 million people across the West Midlands has entered procurement.
HEE calls on NHS digital leaders to help shape future workforce
Health Education England (HEE) is looking for ten CCIOS, CIOs, CNIOs and digital leaders to
NHS Norfolk and Waveney CCG deploys prescribing decision technology
A newly merged clinical commissioning group (CCG) as signed a new agreement which will see
Covid-19 tracing tool to be built into phones, Apple and Google announce
The new exposure notification system will replace the need for users to install contact-tracing apps
Web-based platform makes pharmacy services more efficient during Covid
The PharmOutcomes platform saved hours in admin work and sped up the processing of payments
BMJ Best Practice made free to access for NHS staff
All staff in England can now access BMJ Best Practice, a point of care tool
