Joe McDonald

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28 May 2025

Joe McDonald: ā€˜The single patient record is too big to succeedā€™

The push for a single patient record is ill-advised and doomed to failure, writes Joe McDonald
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24 September 2024

We need ‘a report like Darzi’s’ on NHS IT

The ā€˜honesty and speedā€™ of Lord Darziā€™s independent investigation into the state of the NHS is impressive - and the
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20 June 2024

Joe McDonald: NHS ITā€™s failed patient safety culture needs radical change

An approach by a BBC journalist has Joe McDonald wondering what it will take to end the NHS scandal of
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3 June 2024

Joe McDonald: The moment I realised, Iā€™m history

A stellar career in digital wasn't enough to land Joe McDonald an interview for the National CCIO job. So why
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10 April 2024

Should we admit our mistakes and start again?

At last month's giant HIMSS in Orlando, you could 'smell the money'. But it might be time to stop getting
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19 September 2023

Is the Federated Data Platform too expensive to cancel?

Sticking with a hugely expensive plan to develop a ā€˜mythical beastā€™ of a fighter plane in the 1960s did not
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20 December 2022

Joe’s View: Out of the darkest Christmas

An annual tradition, this year's Joe McDonald Christmas column looks at Christmas past, present and future regarding NHS pressures, IT
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19 December 2022

Digital Health Unplugged: 2022 Year in Review

In the final Unplugged of 2022, Digital Health CEO and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma hosts a bumper special episode, reviewing the
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21 December 2021

Joeā€™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
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10 September 2021

Joeā€™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
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