techUK report highlights key digital recommendations for ICSs
The chairs and deputy chairs of the Digital Health Networks provided the foreward for the ‘Right from the Start’ and welcomed the report.
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NHS England guidance asks ICSs to extend or introduce virtual wards
NHS England and NHS Improvement are asking all Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to extend or introduce virtual wards in guidance published in April 2022.
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Health and Care Bill given Royal Assent and becomes law
The Health and Care Bill has become law and includes measures which are targeted at supporting data sharing between health and social care.
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How can Integrated Care Systems improve digital inclusion?
Sarah Boyd from Norfolk and Waveney Health and Social Care Partnership, explores how her ICS is using digital to improve patient inclusion and more.
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ICSs expected to deliver ‘fully costed digital plan by March 2022’
Speaking at Digital Health’s Autumn Leadership Summit, Sonia Patel outlined the next steps of the What Good Looks Like framework for trust’s and ICSs.
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Two integrated care systems set out plans for single EPR
Cornwall and Devon integrated care systems (ICSs) are in the process of developing a “strategic outline case” for a shared electronic patient record (EPR).
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Sajid Javid faces ‘huge task’ on digital and data in NHS
Sajid Javid has been appointed as health secretary at a time when the use of data and technology in the NHS is at a pivotal moment.
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NHS needs ‘smart digital foundations’ to support population health priorities
New targets in NHS England’s priorities and operational guidance set out plans to build on capabilities delivered the pandemic for better population health.
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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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NHS overhaul: ICSs to be enshrined in law for more integrated care
The plans would see legislature introduced to ensure more joined-up, integrated care and reduced bureaucracy across the NHS in England.
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