Electronic Prescription Service to be rolled out nationally next month
The service will create a faster and more secure process for clinicians to prescribe and dispense medication, the Department of Health and Social Care said.
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Boris Johnson pledges £200m for new cancer screening technology
Boris Johnson said the funding will go towards new machines and will be AI enabled to ensure they are AI ready when an update is available.
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Full power of innovative technologies ‘will not be achieved’ in no-deal Brexit
The warning comes amid concerns there may be delays in sharing health data between the UK and the EU if Britain crashes out of the union without a deal.
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New ‘intelligent’ NHS health checks to be driven by predictive analytics
The Government has launched a review to explore how data and technology can deliver a new era of intelligent, predictive and personalised NHS health checks.
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NHSX to oversee data-sharing agreements under new DHSC guidance
NHSX will be responsible for overseeing data-sharing agreements with industry partners under new guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Matthew Gould confirmed as new CEO of NHSX by DHSC
The government digital policy chief will join NHSX in the summer and will have strategic responsibility for setting the national direction on technology.
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Ten principles of NHS AI code of conduct published
The principles, which tech companies are expected to follow, include understanding user need as well as being fair and transparent.
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Former MP appointed as minister in charge of NHS innovation
Nicola Blackwood was named as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 10 January.
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Wider roll-out of eRedbook to form part of neonatal redesign plans
Digitising the paper red book is part of a number of measures announced by the Department of Health and Social Care’s plans.
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Thirteen trusts first in line for £78m e-prescribing fund
The trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78m to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to improve patient safety.
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