NAO report highlights “complexity of the NHS digital landscape”
The team behind a report into digital transformation across NHSE have said they think it highlights the “complexity of the NHS digital landscape”.
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NHS digital transformation remains tough
Following on from the publication of a NAO report into digital transformation across the NHS, Jon Hoeksma, reflects on healthcare IT over the last two decades.
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NAO raises further concerns over Emergency Services Network
The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is intended to replace Airwave – the system currently used by emergency services in Great Britain to communicate.
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NAO report concludes screening programmes ‘rely on complex IT’
Responding to the publication of the National Audit Office report, Meg Hillier – chair of the Public Accounts Committee – said it is “unacceptable” that cancer screening programmes in England are being “let down by complex and ageing IT”.
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Cybersecurity a leadership issue for NHS Boards, not a tech issue
NHS England’s head of architecture has said cybersecurity needs to viewed as a business continuity issue by NHS boards and not one concerning IT.
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WannaCry impact on NHS considerably larger than previously suggested
A report into the WannaCry ransomware attack that hit NHS services in May 2017 has found that its impact was considerably larger than previously suggested.
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Poor information sharing barrier to NHS integration – NAO
The report, from the National Audit Office, says reticence to share information across health and social care is one three major barriers to integration.
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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.
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NHS leaders accused of ‘pie in the sky’ finance plans
The chair of the PAC has accused NHS leaders of “making pie in the sky assumptions” about the health service’s ability to close its funding gap, after the NAO concluded its finances were not sustainable for the third year running.
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NAO raps DH for ‘admin error’ that just kept NHS in black
The National Audit Office has rapped the Department of Health over the knuckles for the way it managed to avoid breaching its Parliamentary spending limits; while think-tanks have expressed concern about the impact of this morning’s financial reset.
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