How data can help make âcare closer to homeâ a reality
21 February 2024
Poor quality data is partly to blame for the failure to shift care out of hospitals and into the community. But simple steps can make
Opinion
AI and data: Let’s get the basics right for patients and staff
14 February 2024
As AI systems become âpervasiveâ, the risks and opportunities increase. Digital leaders must put people first at all stages of design and implementation, writes Simon
Restricting doctors use of WhatsApp is pointless
8 February 2024
Junior doctor Matt Farrier sometimes asks advice on medical matters from his consultant paediatrician father Martin. Like âevery doctor in the countryâ they use WhatsApp
Rewired 2024: longer term planning, prioritisation key to transformation
31 January 2024
Rewired 2024 provides a great opportunity to hear how NHS leaders are assessing both the progress and challenges of the digital transformation process.
Make shared care records work for urgent and emergency care
31 January 2024
Expecting paramedics to wade through shared care records is unsafe and inefficient. In an emergency, access to essential information has to be easy and fast,
Translating the AI Opportunities Action Plan into patient benefits
29 January 2025
To release the full benefits of AI for patients, the government must focus on building
Helen Thomas: âAre our systems ready for the next pandemic? No.â
22 January 2025
Helen Thomas, chief executive of Digital Health and Care Wales, discusses the six-year digital strategy
Why technology is key to cutting elective waiting lists
15 January 2025
Technology is key to the government’s plans to cut elective waiting lists, writes Vin Diwakar,
Nicola Byrne: âDigital formats will always have an inherent risk of attackâ
2 January 2025
As a practicing psychiatrist, Nicola Byrne, the National Data Guardian, is acutely aware of the
Digital Healthâs 2024 Review: Top 10 most read opinion pieces
27 December 2024
Although no single theme dominates, several of the best-read opinion pieces reflected on the risks
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