HSCN connections this year after delays – NHS Digital
Health and Social Care Network connections should be available before the end of the year, but a report to NHS Digital’s board warns that the vital digital infrastructure project is “in doubt”.
Infrastructure
New board headed by McNeil
A new Digital Delivery Board will be overseen NHS England chief clinical information officer Keith McNeil, who is assuming growing responsibility for delivering the digital health agenda.
News
1.1 million on NHSmail 2, push for social care expansion
More than a million people have now switched to NHSmail 2, with ambitions to extend the service to pharmacies and social care.
Infrastructure
Healthcare IT news in brief
In this week’s round-up of digital healthcare news, we look at added functionality for the NHS e-referral service, a new messaging service at Pennine and an initative to help patients fill out their pre-op assessment at home. New APIs planned for e-Referral process NHS Digital says it will soon by easy for Health IT […]
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NHS Digital to roll out new CareCERT cyber security services
NHS Digital is to start rolling out its expanded portfolio of CareCERT cyber security services across health and social care.
Cyber Security
Hunt reveals instant patient record and excellence centres
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans to “fast track digital excellence” today, including a further round of digital excellence centres and “instant access” to a personal online health record.
News
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.
News
‘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.
News
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.
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