Healthcare IT news in brief
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.
News
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: ÂŁ325m extra for STPs – Hammond
8 March 2017
The most advanced sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) will received an additional ÂŁ325 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.
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Health sector cautiously welcomes NHS AI rollout
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Figures from across the health sector have cautiously welcomed the news that NHS England is
More than 5,000 NHS Scotland data breaches since 2023
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More than 5,000 data breaches have been recorded across NHS Scotland health boards since January
More than half of patients report easy GP access through NHS App
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More than half of patients said it was easy to contact their GP practice using
North East and Yorkshire trusts adopt tech for faster scan results
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NHS England is expanding the rollout of Hexarad to help patients in the North East
