Chief nurse pledges £52m for online maternity records
The provision of online maternity records across England will be overseen by the first national digital midwife, it was announced today.
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Care planning standards updated to support community mental health
The Professional Record Standards Body (PRSB) has updated its care planning standard to support community mental health care.
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New NHS CEO expected to ‘drive digital transformation’
Job specifications reveal the new NHS CEO will take on four responsibilities, with the need for digital transformation forming a prominent part of the role.
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iPads to be dished out to ambulance crews across England
Ambulance crews across England are to have access to tens of thousands of iPads in order to give patients the right care faster.
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Movers and Shakers news roundup
Our May edition of Movers and Shakers features appointments at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and NHS England and Improvement.
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Virtual wards and AI form part of £160m NHSE funding boost
Devon Integrated Care System (ICS) will use the funding to deliver virtual wards so patients can receive medical support from the comfort of their home.
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NHS England to ‘substantially’ widen digital staff passport programme
A prior information notice revealed NHS England and Improvement are looking to expand the digital staff passport programme “as soon as practicable”.
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NHSE rolls out 3D heart scan to diagnose patients five times faster
HeartFlow turns regular heart CT scans into a 3D image to allow clinicians to diagnose life-threating coronary heart disease in 20 minutes.
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Matthew Swindells takes on new role as advisor for Written Medicine
Matthew Swindells, former deputy chief executive of NHS England, will advise the company on strategy, growth and product development.
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