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HSCIC plans big data centre of excellence

23 February 2016

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is to set up a Centre of Excellence for Big Data and Data Science with the Department of Health and the Cabinet Office.

Mobile and app news in brief

19 February 2016

This month’s mobile round-up includes the results of a self-care study at a GP surgery in Bristol and news that diabetes remains the top priority treatment field for health app developers.

NHS Spine 2 managed entirely in-house

18 February 2016

The new open source NHS Spine service is being run entirely in-house by the Health and Social Care Information Centre working with small and medium-size enterprises.

Members flock to Ireland’s CCIO council

18 February 2016

Ireland’s Council of Clinical Information Officers has 145 members from 35 disciplines and is pushing to formalise the role across the country.

Child protection system misses target

17 February 2016

A new March 2018 deadline for the roll-out of the Child Protection Information Sharing system has been set, after most local authorities missed the December 2015 target.

Hospitals need to get to grips with IT – Nuffield report

17 February 2016

NHS hospital boards need to get to grips with the potential benefits and pitfalls of implementing information technology, a new report from the Nuffield Trust urges.

Minister to give keynote at digital health summit

16 February 2016

Life sciences minister George Freeman and National Information Board interim chair John Newton are amongst the keynote speakers at a Digital Health Leadership Summit this month.