Search for NHS England’s new CITO drags on
NHS England has extended its search for a new chief information and technology officer, after initial interviews failed to find an suitable candidate.
Clinical Software
Bryant to move to HSCIC as IT work shifts from NHS England
Beverley Bryant is to move from NHS England to the Health and Social Care Information Centre as part of a significant shift of IT responsibilities away from the commissioning board.
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London develops Health and Care Information Exchange
Health and social care organisations across the capital are working to develop a London Health and Care Information Exchange.
Interoperability
Kelsey replacement to have “wider impact”
The NHS’ new chief information and technology officer will report to NHS England, NHS Improvement and also to Matthew Swindells, the new national director for commissioning operations and information.
News
GP e-consultations get £45m fund
A £45 million national programme will be introduced for GPs to increase uptake of online consultations with patients.
Digital Patient
GP IT funding increased by 18 per cent
Clinical commissioning groups are getting an 18% increase in GP IT funding and must provide all practices with technology allowing remote access to patient records within this financial year, a new report has said.
Infrastructure
NHS England publishes ‘mixed’ picture of digital maturity
NHS England has published data on a series of self-reported digital maturity measures for 239 NHS trusts.
AI and Analytics
GP IT suppliers agree to standard open APIs
England’s four principal GP IT system suppliers are committed to developing standard open APIs and are working on a plan detailing when they will be released, NHS England has said.
Interoperability
Open your APIs: GPSoC’s integration project two years on
The latest GP Systems of Choice contract required principal GP system suppliers to open up to new players. Two years on, news editor Rebecca McBeth looks at what has been achieved and what remains work in progress.
Feature
HealthTech Women launches in Leeds
A network for women working in healthcare technology is about to launch a chapter in the North of England, after arriving in London from the US last year.
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