Internet access and digital skills essential to health and wellbeing
Access to the internet and having digital skills are essential for people’s health and wellbeing, an NHS Digital-led propgramme has shown.
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NHS Digital moves hundreds of organisations from legacy N3 network
About 12,000 health and social care sites have moved from the legacy N3 network to the new Health and Social Care Network (HSCN).
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An alternative (re)view of NHS Digital and NHSX
In a column for Digital Health News under an alias, David Boyd, provides some suggestions for the upcoming Wade-Gery review of NHS Digital and NHSX.
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New standards for key health and social care information published
New standards for integrating key health and social care information have been published to help ensure that services can provide more personalised care.
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NHS Digital signs a deal to help improve data sharing across organisations
NHS Digital has signed a deal with DXC Technology and CSIRO, which will help improve data sharing across different organisations.
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Gould and Wilkinson talk NHS digital transformation lessons
Matthew Gould has said that while “huge progress” has been made, the potential of digital transformation across the NHS has not been fulfilled yet.
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Working remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic? Keep I.T confidential
NHS Digital’s head of security operations lead, Steve Fenwick, has some advice for health and care staff on how to stay cyber secure while working from home.
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McKinsey pockets £600k for seven-week review into NHS tech leadership
A heavily redacted contract does not disclose details of the services required of McKinsey or the key people involved in the review.
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The benefits of adopting a user centred design approach
Matt Edgar, associate director of design and user research at NHS Digital, explores the benefits of adopting a user centred design approach.
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Digital technology keeps dementia patients connected with loved ones
The Leeds Dementia Pathfinder programme provided technology such as iPads and Alexa devices to carers in care homes, hospitals wards and support groups.
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