CCIO event report – The power of collaboration
The first, joint CCIO Leaders Network and Health CIO Network event took place in Darlington last week, at a meeting of the North East Clinical Information Network. Claire Read reports on why collaboration matters; but can be hard to achieve.
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Lots done, lots still to do
The second CCIO Leaders Network Annual Conference found many more chief clinical information officers in post and working in teams; but that left room for debate about development, Claire Read discovered.
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CCIOs need teams – Jonathan Kay
More chief clinical information officers are being appointed, but now they need to work in teams, Professor Jonathan Kay has told the second CCIO Leaders Network Annual Conference at EHI Live 2013.
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Clinical informatics needs networks
The development of chief clinical information officers and health informatics professionals requires sustained investment in networks and professionalism, says NHS England’s clinical informatics director.
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Wireless access ‘essential’ – Kay
Junior doctors urgently need free access to wireless networks at work, NHS England’s clinical informatics director has said.
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Jonathan Kay appointed ‘NHS CB CCIO’
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed a clinical informatics director to “provide clinical leadership on the best use of informatics.”
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