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NHS Digital Academy to train 300 CCIOs and CIOs

21 March 2017

NHS England is hoping to train 300 NHS staff to become “digital leaders” by 2021 by running them through 12-month training course.

DeepMind Health is in talks with NHS trusts across England

20 March 2017

DeepMind Health, is talking to trusts around England about implementing its technology. However, after cheap introductory deals, market rates would return.

Babylon Health app will be among first on NHS “digital tool” library

17 March 2017

Five apps will help launch NHS’s new digital tool library, including the private video consultation on-demand service Babylon Health.

Health IT news in brief

17 March 2017

This week’s week health IT round-up covers a new cross border partnership in Ireland and some big wins for Civica in social care.

University College London Hospitals seals Epic deal

16 March 2017

The deal to deploy the Epic EPR at the London NHS trust is part of digital programme worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

“Inexcusable” mistakes made in Google DeepMind and Royal Free NHS data deal – study

16 March 2017

An academic paper says “inexcusable” mistakes were made in the controversial deal between Google DeepMind Health and Royal Free to use patient data. Unsurprisingly, the AI company and NHS trust both disagree.