Call for investment in digital innovation for mental health services
A Mental Health Network report found NHS England should develop a national vision for digital mental health and expand the GDE programme.
Digital Patient
1 in 20 trusts published pre-Brexit data checks to ‘identify vulnerabilities’
NHSE and NHSD have told healthcare leaders to ensure the self-assessments are completed to “quickly identify and address any vulnerabilities” before Brexit.
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Charities call for quicker access to technology in NHS screening review
Responding to the review charities have called for greater investment in IT systems to improve dwindling attendance numbers and a focus on AI.
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Review of national cancer screening programmes to include focus on AI
Professor Sir Mike Richards will lead the review, which will also focus on current and future IT systems. The review is due to be published in the summer.
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Prescription information ‘accidentally faxed’ to hotel group
NHS England’s corporate information government team has warned a number of faxes had been sent to a hotel group over the past few weeks.
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Swindells says GDEs must not be “digital havens surrounded by paper”
Speaking at the ‘Empowering people in a digital world’ conference on 13 February, Matthew Swindells discussed how technology fits into the Long Term Plan.
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New GP contract ‘penalises’ income for digital providers, Babylon claims
The new contract, published last week, sets out changes to the rurality index payment and London adjustment payment due to come into effect from April 2019.
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NHS England launches campaign to encourage people to apply for IT jobs
The advert features the slogan “We are IT. We are Support. We are recruiting now” and is said to be the first national television campaign designed to attract digital staff to the NHS.
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Tara Donnelly named as NHS England’s new interim digital chief
The chief executive of the Health Innovation Network is a huge advocate for helping the spread of innovation in the health service.
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