CCIO says better infrastructure and training needed to reap benefits of tech
Speaking at NHS Expo, CCIO Ayesha Rahim said it was easy to get caught up in new technology, but getting the basics right was more important.
CCIO Network 1

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands secure multi-million pound contract
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU has won a multi-million pound contract to provide services to five CCGs across Norfolk and Waveney.
Infrastructure

Two NHS trusts to deploy Citrix cloud services
Two London trusts are to deploy cloud-based services which are expected to be used by more than 7,000 staff.
Clinical Software 4

Special Report: Infrastructure as a Service
Hosting a huge piece of computer equipment with the associated support costs, or buying computer power in the cloud on a pay as you go basis? In an era of constrained costs and security concerns, more organisations are starting to consider the latter. Claire Read reports.
Infrastructure 2

Data ‘fundamentally broken’ at St George’s
The south west London trust is concerned about patient safety as it outlines issues with unreliable data, fragile IT infrastructure and ransomware attacks.
AI and Analytics

Redcentric wins £12 million HSCN contract
The new NHS network is taking shape, with Redcentric awarded a contract to run the peer exchange at the centre of HSCN.
Infrastructure

Leeds Teaching pathology IT crash blamed on “human error”
A review found the pathology IT crash at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust was caused by human error, hardware failure, and ageing infrastructure,
Clinical Software
Digital Health’s review of the year, 2016
People and policies came and went at the top of healthcare IT, but some trusts pushed on with major projects and news emerged of tech developments that might shape the years ahead. Lyn Whitfield reviews 2016.
Feature

Critical IT systems on Leeds risk register
A sizeable chunk of a major teaching hospital’s critical IT systems are at significant risk of failing without warning, according to its corporate risk register.
Infrastructure

Network outages at Cambridge lead to “resilience” review
Repeated outages at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have led to a “network resilience” review and weekly meetings with senior Hewett Packard executives.
Infrastructure