NHS looking at ‘internet first’ policy and moving away from private networks
Health and care services are now to “have an Internet First policy” which states new digital services should operate over the internet.
Infrastructure 1
100 NHS boards completed cyber security training since WannaCry
It was unclear if the 100 NHS boards that had completed their training were of the 236 hospital trusts in England or of primary care NHS organisations.
Cyber Security
Tech companies challenged to develop new GP IT systems
The tender for the GP IT Futures Framework has been issued in a bid to create an open market for comapanies and encourage them to invest in the NHS.
Clinical Software 16
All hospitals and GPs to be connected to fibre optic broadband, Hancock says
The health secretary said the upgrade would support a promise made in the NHS Long Term Plan to improve the range and access of digital healthcare services.
Infrastructure 7
Matt Hancock faces backlash for collaborating on TaxPayers’ Alliance report
The Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) report claims £18.5 billion could be saved by 2030 across NHS budgets if more automated services are used.
News
Matthew Gould confirmed as new CEO of NHSX by DHSC
The government digital policy chief will join NHSX in the summer and will have strategic responsibility for setting the national direction on technology.
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Hancock calls for more genomic counsellors to explain DNA technology
Speaking at The Royal Society event today, Matt Hancock’s call for more counsellors will form part of the National Genomics Healthcare Strategy.
Shared Records
Hancock says the ‘tide of technology should be embraced’
The health secretary also said NHSX will be “a brand new, specialist bridge between the worlds of healthcare and technology”.
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EXC: Hancock to reveal NHSX ‘will be the bridge between tech and health’
Speaking later today in London, the health secretary is expected to set out his vision for the newest addition to the NHS family.
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