Steve Townsend is the new ‘CDIO’ at Guy’s and St Thomas’
10 April 2017
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief information officer, Steve Townsend, a former solider and CIO at Transport for London.
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NHS Hack Day is coming to the CCIO and CIO Summer Schools
7 April 2017
NHS Hack Day, the leading grass-roots community of digital health disruptors and innovators, is coming to the Summer Schools for the first time in 2017.
Health IT news in brief
7 April 2017
Today’s health IT news in brief covers the rollout of a paediatric diabetes information management system, a new accreditation for System C’s maternity software, and the launch of an inquiry into decision making algorithms.
CQC cracks down on potentially unsafe online pharmacies
6 April 2017
The CQC has cracked down on potentially unsafe online prescribers that fail to carry out adequate identity checks or to review a patient’s medical history.
Patients to get access to GP records via NHS.uk in September 2017
6 April 2017
NHS Digital’s board papers say that patients will be able to view their own GP records through NHS.uk in September this year.
Dorset Care Record project signs £7.8m deal with Orion
5 April 2017
Dorset Care Record has signed a multi-million pound deal with Orion Health to deliver the share cared record across the county.
Citizen Identity project will be live by October 2017
4 April 2017
NHS Digital have set 30 September 2017 as the target date for the citizen identity project going live in selected work programmes.
Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a
Uni Hospitals of Leicester upgrades EPR and begins AVT rollout
7 July 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester has upgraded its Nervecentre EPR system and begun the phased deployment
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
7 July 2026
Today’s briefing features acoustic gut monitoring technology and a contraction timer to support women during
NICE recommends two technologies for endometriosis diagnosis
7 July 2026
NICE has said that two new non-invasive technologies can be used in the NHS to
Isle of Man minister: Single patient record will be ‘revolutionary’
6 July 2026
Speaking to Digital Health, the Isle of Man’s health minister described plans for a single
