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4 April 2023

DHSC next steps to support social care cuts workforce investment in half

The DHSC has published an announcement on adult social care that allocates £100m for digitisation in the sector but cuts
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22 March 2023

Government sets strategy to bolster NHS and social care’s cyber defence

The new strategy sets out five ways to build cyber resilience in health and care by 2030 and aims to
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6 January 2023

NHS App to gain new features and functionality in 2023

The NHS App is to gain new functionality to help patients take more control of their healthcare, including booking flu
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31 May 2022

New science, research and evidence director to help lead NHIR

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has appointed Dr Gail Marzetti to help lead the National Institute for
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NHS Covid-19 App
7 April 2021

NHS Covid-19 app to share user’s venue check-in data

The update to the NHS Covid-19 app is due to be rolled out before venues including non-essential shops, gyms and
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30 March 2021

Palantir’s contract ‘won’t be extended without public consultation’

Foxglove and openDemocracy have announced the government “conceded” it would not offer Palantir a long-term role in the NHS without
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25 March 2021

Child health records set to be digitised earlier than planned

Working with NHSX the government is bringing forward work to digitise the records, which contain babies’ information about their growth
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19 February 2021

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
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Interoperability
15 February 2021

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,
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12 February 2021

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
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