NHS Digital shuffles transformation targets
NHS Digital has accidentally published a whole lot of targets for digital transformation, from patient consent opt-outs to de-identification services.
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‘Significant problems’ with data access in public health
Public health services have been denied access to health data vital to doing their job, a report from the Commons health select committee says.
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Verify (and Facebook) tested for NHS online identity service
The new director of the government’s online identity scheme has raised the possibility of rolling out the service in the NHS, despite concerns about its security.
Infrastructure
Care.data concerns as new platform proposed
A proposal for a new platform for the national collection of confidential patient information is under consideration, as concerns continue that elements of the care.data scheme will be resurrected.
AI and Analytics
iPatient Emis integration complete
iPatient has been approved as the first patient facing software available under the GP Systems of Choice contracts.
Interoperability
NHS Digital to pilot EPS ‘Phase 4’ with 16 GP practices
The next phase of the roll-out of the Electronic Prescription Service will be tested in a limited pilot of 16 GPs across England.
Digital Patient
Care.data: gone but not forgotten
Care.data has been officially dead for more than a month, but its legacy is far from buried. Ben Heather takes another look at the devil in the detail of the Caldicott 3 report.
Cyber Security
Campaigners fear care.data plans still live
Parts of the controversial care.data programme could live on but with fewer options for patients to opt-out, MedConfidential has warned.
AI and Analytics
HSCIC to become NHS Digital
The Health and Social Care information Centre is being renamed NHS Digital and will have a new chair, Noel Gordon.
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