NHS Digital makes improvements to e-referral service following feedback
NHS Digital has made improvements to the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS), after receiving feedback from GPs and consultants.
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NHS Digital reviewing algorithm after women incorrectly told to shield
The QCovid model flagged some women previously diagnosed with gestational diabetes as being at “high risk” of Covid-19 on a “precautionary basis”.
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Colleagues pay tribute to ‘wise’ and ‘passionate’ Dame Fiona Caldicott
NHS Digital chief executive Sarah Wilkinson described Dame Fiona as a “phenomenal” woman who “inspired so many” as a senior female leader in the NHS.
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Digital Health Unplugged: Who leads on NHS IT?
The latest edition of Digital Health Unplugged delves into the roles of NHSX and NHS Digital and who should be taking the lead when it comes to NHS IT.
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Digital innovation must be ‘at heart’ of healthcare reform
Public Policy Projects called on the government to use digital innovation to better enable collaboration across the NHS and social care.
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Protecting the hidden children in lockdown
NHS Digital’s programme manager for CP-IS, Chris Elkington, discusses how the technology has protected children across the country and plans to expand it.
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Uncertainty created by NHSX overhaul may risk digital gains of pandemic
Following reports of a proposal to create a ‘transformation directorate’, Jon Hoeksma reflects on whether gains made during the pandemic could be at risk.
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New groups which could be at high risk from Covid-19 identified with tech
Technology which can help clinicians identify new groups which could be at high risk from Covid-19 has been introduced in England.
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Proposed plans will see NHSX merged into ‘transformation directorate’
The CEO of NHSX has said reported proposals to create a ‘transformation directorate’ within the NHS is a “positive step” towards digital transformation.
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Call for audit of social care to create ‘roadmap’ for digitisation
According to TechUK social care has been a “policy no man’s land” with attempts to find sustainable models often proving unsuccessful.
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