Joe’s View: Merry X-mas, Mr Hancock
In our last column of 2021, Joe McDonalds reflects on Christmases gone by and why Matt Hancock’s ‘Tech Vision’ cannot be forgotten.
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Joe’s View: Finally – Comparing Software
In a column for Digital Health, Joe McDonald, encourages everyone to share their joy and frustration with EPRs as part of a nationwide survey.
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Network pioneer Joe McDonald to retire after 30 years
This week sees the retirement of Professor Joe McDonald, who has been child psychiatrist for 30 years and is regarded as one of the country’s leading CCIOs.
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Joe’s View: Care After Covid-19, Back to The Future
As he begins a new chapter in his career at Sleepstation, Joe McDonalds looks at the upcoming challenges and the wider impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Getting mental health care right as Covid-19 forces us to go digital
Clinicians should make use of avialable tools like online CBT, video consultations and apps as the NHS adapts to a digital-first approach, practioners said.
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Joe McDonald leaves GNCR behind for new role at Sleepstation
Joe McDonald has said he is “excited” to be taking on new role as medical director of Sleepstation as he moves on from the Great North Care Record.
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NHS ‘risks repeat of care.data in talks to commercialise medical records’
Secretive NHS talks to discuss the potential to commercialise 65 million patients’ records risked jeopardising patient trust, Professor Joe McDonald said.
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Joe’s View: NHS IT, the soft stuff is the hard stuff
As December 25 fast approaches, Professor Joe McDonald finds himself thinking about “big hair” and what he wants from Santa this year.
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McDonald calls for greater honesty and culture change on NHS IT
Joe McDonald said key lessons from NPfIT had not been learned and it remained difficult for local NHS IT leaders to have honest conversations with the centre.
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Joe’s View: NHS Alphabet
On his recent trip to the Greek island of Nisyros, Joe McDonald ponders on the three kings of NHS IT and whether NHSX will be able to bring them together.
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