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What we still need to use AI safely and quickly in healthcare

Rachel Dunscombe and Jane Rendall examine what needs to happen to make sure artificial intelligence is used safely in healthcare.
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NHSX to launch new framework for digital social care records

The Dynamic Purchasing System is due to launch in April 2021 and will give social care providers a list of
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Live testing of digital Covid-19 immunity passport launched

The Covid-19 passport was part-funded with £75,000 investment from Innovate UK following a call for innovative technologies to manage the
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Royal Free London deploys patient portal powered by Induction Zesty

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a portal which allows patients to view their appointments and letters.
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Sara Nelson appointed deputy chief nursing information officer at NHSX

Nelson joins NHSX from her role as deputy programme director of DigitalHealth.London leading the digital pioneer fellowship.
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Covid-19 medicine and vaccine info leaked following cyberattack

The European Medicines Agency has said documents related to Covid-19 medicines and vaccines belonging to third parties were leaked following
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Industry news in brief

Our first industry round-up for 2021 includes news that Jackie Shears, programme director at NHS Digital, has been awarded an
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Government pledges £7.5m to support e-rostering in NHS trusts

The funding spreads across 40 NHS trusts including hospitals, clinics and pharmacies with the aim to save money and staff
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CliniSys launches system for genomic laboratories in the UK

CliniSys has launched a new information system to help support the effective management of genomic laboratories in the UK.
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Poor data flows ‘throttled’ timely response to Covid-19

Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee labelled the speed at which public health data was first made available “unacceptable”.
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