London ICSs must shift to ‘blended’ approach to digital care
Research from the Kings Fund found London’s five integrated care systems worked more closely made “massive” digital gains during the pandemic.
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Digital innovation must be ‘at heart’ of healthcare reform
Public Policy Projects called on the government to use digital innovation to better enable collaboration across the NHS and social care.
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Interoperability should not come at cost of “transparent” procurement
Integrated care systems will need to have interoperability embedded if true joined up health and care is to be achieved, a healthcare supplier has said.
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NHS overhaul: ‘Real opportunity’ for digital leaders to shape the future
The chair of Digital Health’s CCIO Network has said government plans to overhaul the NHS provide “real opportunity” for digital leaders to improve care.
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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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NHS Digital signs a deal to help improve data sharing across organisations
NHS Digital has signed a deal with DXC Technology and CSIRO, which will help improve data sharing across different organisations.
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National Data Guardian poll reveals growing understanding of data sharing
A poll carried out by the National Data Guardian has shown a growing public understanding that data is vital for tackling the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Calls for government to invest in local data sharing to recover from Covid
The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) have said investment in local data sharing programmes is “vital” to fighting future pandemics.
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Australia and Covid-19: High quality data vital to ‘understand and cope’
Professor Keith McNeil, CCIO of Queensland Health, said the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the “power of sharing information”.
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Failure of NHS to share Covid-19 data ‘exasperating’, council chief says
Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
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