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Joe’s View: On turkey and the trip to Abilene

18 December 2018

As Christmas fast approaches, Professor Joe McDonald finds himself thinking about the absurdity of Christmas turkey, Brexit, trips to Abilene and – of course –

Digital Health Special Report: Medical Devices

Special Report: Medical Devices

12 December 2018

Medical devices are a ubiquitous part of modern day healthcare – blood pressure monitors, infusion pumps, spirometers, the list goes on – and increasingly digital

Secure communication

It’s not just about instant messaging – we need an integrated approach to clinical communication

4 December 2018

There is little doubt that instant messaging is being used by clinicians to share patient information – with all the related risks. John Safa believes

Jackie Murphy, CNIO of the Year

2018 Digital Health Award Winner Profile: Jackie Murphy

29 November 2018

Jackie Murphy may not label herself an IT nerd, but there’s little doubt she’s successfully supported her organisation’s digitisation efforts – her award as Digital

Neil Paul on primary care IT problems

Another view: Of problems with primary care IT

28 November 2018

Neil Paul and his colleagues have had just about enough of primary care IT problems, with infrastructure and software alike causing headaches. So why –

Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHS England

Rachel Hope: ‘Preventing ill health requires a huge shift in attitude’

20 March 2026

Rachel Hope, director of digital prevention services at NHSE, explains how the NHS App is

Professor Ben Goldacre, director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science

Ben Goldacre: ‘GP data is the jewel in the crown of English health data’

18 March 2026

Using data to optimise care is the next great horizon, writes Prof Ben Goldacre, director

Yvette Khozam, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS FT

We can fix the hidden flaws in ambient voice technology

16 March 2026

Don’t put up with clinical notes that are “subtly wrong” and vulnerable to hackers, writes

Clinicians wouldn’t ‘just try’ an experimental drug — so why AI?

13 March 2026

Clinical decision support needs the same robust governance as medicine, writes Jordan Fulcher, clinical solutions

Professor Andy Hardy, chief executive, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

EPRs are one of the greatest obstacles to preventative medicine

11 March 2026

EPRs must enable precision health, writes Professor Andy Hardy, CEO of University Hospitals Coventry and

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Time to rethink how we evaluate digital technologies in healthcare

Digital Transformation

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Joe McDonald: ‘The single patient record is too big to succeed’

10 Year Health Plan

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Morley: ‘We need greater regulation of ambient voice technologies’

AI and Data

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Embedding PHM at the heart of the Model ICB

Integrated Care

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Andy Hardy: ‘It’s unbelievable we don’t all have sight of patient records’

AI and Data

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

‘I’m ready to embrace AI doctors’

AI and Data

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Allied health professionals must be proactive and ‘seek out’ AI

AI and Data

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Can the NHS 10 year health plan fix health tech procurement?

10 Year Health Plan

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

The importance of human touch in Wes Streeting’s digital NHS

Opinion

What will Burnham as PM mean for NHS IT?

Balancing innovation and compliance in FemTech regulation

AI and Data