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11 February 2021

Government announces plans to reform NHS for more joined up care

The NHS reform will “modernise the legal framework” to make the health system “fit for the future”, according to a
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10 February 2021

Call for audit of social care to create ‘roadmap’ for digitisation

According to TechUK social care has been a “policy no man’s land” with attempts to find sustainable models often proving
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Silhouettes and binary code patient data
14 January 2021

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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Hospital scene
13 November 2020

An alternative (re)view of NHS Digital and NHSX

In a column for Digital Health News under an alias, David Boyd, provides some suggestions for the upcoming Wade-Gery review
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Computer in hospital room
6 November 2020

DHSC must still learn the lessons of its failed IT programmes

DHSC and the NHS have a “long way to go" to deal with the legacy of their track record of
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock inside 10 Downing Street. Credit: 10 Downing Street
17 December 2019

Matt Hancock remains health secretary after UK general election

Matt Hancock will remain as health secretary after Thursday's General Election after Prime Minster Boris Johnson announced a small cabinet
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10 September 2019

Government invests £130m in new tech to tackle life-changing diseases

This includes £50m going towards NHS diagnostic services and support the work of existing 'centres of excellence' in digital pathology and
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A female doctor performs a blood pressure test on a male patient
16 August 2019

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
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3 December 2018

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)
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25 October 2018

Wave 2 of NHS Test Beds takes aim at diabetes and A&E admissions

Seven sites have been selected to run trials of digital initiatives designed to address healthcare challenges in the NHS.
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