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11 May 2021

Queen’s speech: Government to ‘lay foundations’ for more integrated care

Reiterating plans to embed Integrated Care Systems in law the Queen introduced the Health and Care Bill which aims to
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11 May 2021

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals abandons £400m EPR tender

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals issued the tender in August 2020 but stopped the procurement due to concerns it would not “deliver
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A female doctor texting on a smartphone
11 May 2021

NHS England to ‘substantially’ widen digital staff passport programme

A prior information notice revealed NHS England and Improvement are looking to expand the digital staff passport programme “as soon
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Norman Lamb
11 May 2021

Digital mental health key to tackling deepening mental health crisis

In an exclusive piece for Digital Health, former MP Norman Lamb, explores why technology can help tackle the growing mental
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11 May 2021

Electronic repeat dispensing code saves GPs more than 90,000 hours

When the pandemic hit more GPs were relying on electronic repeat dispensing services to provide patients with up to 12
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10 May 2021

Government ‘must explain how Covid-19 passports will be used’

Professor Eerke Boiten, a professor in cyber security, told Digital Health News that “too little” is known about how Covid-19
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10 May 2021

Patient Access launches Covid-19 passport feature

Users of Patient Access who have requested their medical record from their GP can now find a Covid-19 vaccination status
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7 May 2021

NHS App to be used as Covid-19 passport from May 17

Announcing the countries that will be on the UK’s ‘green’ travel list the transport secretary said the app would be
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Electronic Prescribing government target 2024
7 May 2021

Nottingham University Hospitals sets its sights on HIMSS Level 7

Nottingham University Hospitals has selected Nervecentre to deliver a number of services which include electronic prescribing and medicines administration.
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