National CCIO defends post-Wachter priority on GDE investment
12 September 2017
The NHS England’s digital leaders say that one year on much progress has been made against the recommendations made by Dr Robert Wachter.
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Hunt to promise every NHS patient app access to records
11 September 2017
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says every patient in England will be able to use an app to access their medical records and book GP appointments by end 2018.
18 NHS hospital ‘fast follower’ trusts named
11 September 2017
The second wave of 18 NHS digital pioneers, or ‘fast followers’, will be named today at the NHS Innovation Expo in Manchester by Secretary of State for Health Jeremy.
Leeds Teaching to pull data from barcodes straight into EPR
11 September 2017
The largest of the Scan4Safety demonstrator sites is to link information from barcodes to its electronic patient record (EPR) and patient administration system (PAS).
Keith McNeil reflects on his role, achievements and challenges his successor faces
8 September 2017
Keith McNeil, the first CCIO for NHS England, talks to Digital Health News – reflecting on his role, achievements and challengers his successor faces.
Fast Followers due to be announced at NHS Innovation Expo
8 September 2017
At the NHS Innovation Expo event in Manchester next week, NHS England will announce the 20 acute trusts it has chosen to become ‘fast followers’ in its flagship Global Digital Exemplar programme.
Cybersecurity news round-up
8 September 2017
The cybersecurity for health IT round-up covers the security risk of “brainjacking” and need for firmware updates for a company’s cardiac pacemakers.
Manchester Met wins funding to boost AI health innovation
23 June 2026
Manchester Metropolitan University will promote AI for business and the development of wearable health technologies
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 June 2026
Today’s briefing features research into growing distrust in healthcare AI and a partnership between the
FDP ‘here to stay’ says Patel as Palantir contract faces review
23 June 2026
Nirav Patel, head of demand and delivery for the NHS FDP, has said the platform
NHS England recruiting for CDIO of online hospital trust
22 June 2026
NHS England is recruiting for a chief digital information officer (CDIO) for its new online
Powys Teaching Health Board goes live with Better ePMA
22 June 2026
Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB) has gone live an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
