NHS Digital appoints Home Office CTO as new CEO
NHS Digital has appointed Home Office chief technology officer, Sarah Wilkinson, as its new CEO.
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Patients to get access to GP records via NHS.uk in September 2017
NHS Digital’s board papers say that patients will be able to view their own GP records through NHS.uk in September this year.
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Citizen Identity project will be live by October 2017
NHS Digital have set 30 September 2017 as the target date for the citizen identity project going live in selected work programmes.
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Bryant says NHS Digital must become more responsive
Beverley Bryant, director of digital transformation at NHS Digital, says the organisation needs to undergo a cultural revolution, move away from thinking of programmes “as king”, and become far more responsive to the needs of NHS customers.
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Beverley Bryant says NHS Digital needs ‘cultural transformation’
Beverley Bryant, director of digital transformation at NHS Digital, says the organisation must carry out a cultural revolution, move away from thinking of ‘programmes as king’, and become far more responsive to the needs of customers.
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Hester hits back over TPP patient data security concerns
TPP founder Frank Hester has waded defiantly into the growing controversy about how his company shares patients GP records across the NHS.
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Babylon Health app will be among first on NHS “digital tool” library
Five apps will help launch NHS’s new digital tool library, including the private video consultation on-demand service Babylon Health.
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Cyber attack on US company hits more NHS staff
A cyber attack on a US company could have compromised the privacy of staff throughout the NHS, with a Dorset hospital the latest confirmed victim.
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NHS Digital will not face “regulatory action” from ICO
NHS Digital will not face “regulatory action” from ICO for not honouring patients’ Type 2 opt outs, which allows your data to be shared with third parties.
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Health IT news in brief
This week’s round-up of Health IT news includes free wi-fi for GP practices, a new IT direction for Harrogate and the race between paper and software.
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