Government will ringfence money for health tech – Health Secretary
The UK government will protect money for health technology from budget cuts, Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay said on Thursday.
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AI awards help build evidence base for technologies – health secretary
In an exclusive column for Digital Health News, Health Secretary Steve Barclay says the government’s investments in AI can help show the value of new technologies while accelerating their use in the NHS.
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Booking Covid jabs on NHS App coming this month says health secretary
Health secretary Steve Barclay has revealed that there are some big updates coming this month to the NHS App, including the ability to book a Covid jab.
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Cloud-based telephone systems included in Thérèse Coffey’s patient plan
The new health secretary has laid out plans to help improve patient access to GP appointments, which includes the rollout of cloud-based telephone systems.
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Thérèse Coffey appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, in the latest cabinet reshuffle.
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Health secretary argues for scaled innovation and better use of the NHS App
In what could be his final address as health secretary, Steve Barclay set out the government’s priorities over the winter at Policy Exchange in London.
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Digital Health and Care plan to form part of Sajid Javid’s NHS vision
The health secretary is due to outline how the government is planning to tackle the Covid backlog, improve social care and narrow health inequalities.
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Government publishes final data strategy for healthcare
A new strategy has been launched by the government to drive transformation in health and care by reshaping the way data is used.
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Sajid Javid stands down from £150k AI advisory role
Sajid Javid was receiving £151,835 per annum from C3.ai for 80-96 hours work annually, working out to roughly £1,500 per hour.
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Digital Health Networks: Javid must not kick digital ‘into the long grass’
Dr James Reed, chair of the Digital Health CCIO Network, warned new health secretary Sajid Javid against making “change for the sake of change”.
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