NHS ‘risks repeat of care.data in talks to commercialise medical records’
Secretive NHS talks to discuss the potential to commercialise 65 million patients’ records risked jeopardising patient trust, Professor Joe McDonald said.
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Get plugged into the latest AI and analytics in health at Rewired
As excitement builds around the topic, AI and Analytics is the theme of one of the most eagerly anticipated tracks at Digital Health Rewired 2020.
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NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database
A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
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Will Smart: The NHS has proven it can do digital well
Former NHS England CIO Will Smart discusses IT leadership changes, learning from WannaCry and the future of the GDE and LHCRE programmes in an exclusive exit interview for Digital Health News.
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Digital transformation on track to take centre stage at Rewired 2020
Rewired’s digital transformation track will include keynotes on the challenges of delivering digitally-enabled transformation of health at scale.
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NHSX national CIO job advert goes online to help achieve long term plan
The role involves working with the CEO and CCIO at NHSX to help deliver the missions of the organisation, and the long-term plan commitments.
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Diversity champion Jacqueline de Rojas to speak at Rewired 2020
The president of techUK will open the Rewired Leadership Summit on 3 March at London Olympia, an event which brings together NHS IT and digital leaders.
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Government pledges £26m to upgrade digital prescribing systems
The funding will also be used to connect patient history and replace outdated paper systems, with the aim of reducing errors and improving patient safety.
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Narrow HSSF ‘risks locking buyers into inflexible and expensive solutions’
Robert Tysall-Blay, chief executive of WellSky, said industry leaders feared Lot 1 of the framework was “too narrow and focussed on certain suppliers”.
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Joe’s View: NHS Alphabet
On his recent trip to the Greek island of Nisyros, Joe McDonald ponders on the three kings of NHS IT and whether NHSX will be able to bring them together.
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