System C sites have started to submit data to Emergency Care Data Set
System C’s acute hospital sites have begun to submit data to the new national Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS), which is is designed to provide a more complete picture of emergency attendances at England’s hospitals.
Clinical Software 3
Suspended NHS signposting app hopes to restart by end of week
A healthcare signposting app and website reportedly suspended over clinical assurance concerns is hoping to resume service by the end of this week.
Digital Patient
Sarah Wilkinson named second most influential woman in UK IT
Sarah Wilkinson, the new CEO of NHS Digital, has been named the second most influential woman in UK IT.
News
Four global digital exemplars shortlisted in new look EHI Awards
The EHI Awards, dedicated to celebrating success in the healthcare IT industry, returns with a new category – the best Global Digital Exemplar of the year.
News
Former NHS Digital chief exec appointed as Zesty’s Board advisor
The former chief executive of NHS Digital, Andy Williams, has now joined leading European digital health company, Zesty as its Board Advisor.
News 5
NHS Digital directed to replace type two opt-outs
NHS Digital will replace the type 2 opt-outs with its National Data Opt-Out Programme, board papers have confirmed, with all type 2 holders to be contacted.
Infrastructure 3
NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms
NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations lead admits.
Cyber Security 2
The CCIO interview: Nick Venters, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We chat to Nick Venters, CCIO at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust who reveals the organisation’s most significant digital achievement in the past 12 months – and talks about what’s to come.
CCIO Network 1
Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic prescribing system.
Clinical Software 7
Microsoft and NHS Digital sign new agreement for cybersecurity
NHS Digital has signed a new agreement with Microsoft, which includes patches for all its current Windows devices operating XP.
Cyber Security 3