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10 March 2017

In this week’s health IT round-up we cover the NHS calling in military help on cyber attack, a tweeting surgeon, and an alternative to NHSmail.

NHS England working with internet giants to promote digital tools

9 March 2017

NHS England is working with Google, Bing and Apple to promote and increase the visibility of NHS.uk, NHS Choices and the much anticipated NHS App Library.

Google’s DeepMind building health data audit tool to counter transparency fears

9 March 2017

Google’s DeepMind Health is creating a new data audit infrastructure that allows trusts to see how their data is being processed in real time.

Salford Royal will upload wearables data to personalise treatment

9 March 2017

One on England’s most digitally advanced trusts, Salford Royal, will start using patient wearable generated data to personalise treatment.

Budget: £325m extra for STPs – Hammond

8 March 2017

The most advanced sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will received an additional £325 million, chancellor Philip Hammond said during his Spring Budget speech.

ICO investigating GP system supplier TPP over ‘data protection compliance concerns’

8 March 2017

Thousands of patients are being warned their GP electronic records may not be secure, amid an ongoing ICO investigation into system supplier TPP.

NHS app library to be launched this month

8 March 2017

The long awaited NHS app library will be live by the end of March, according to NHS England digital lead at the Digital Health Technology Show in London.