Let’s stop pointless reorganisations on NHS IT
Dr Marcus Baw argues that 2022 has shown once again that the answer to NHS technology is definitely not to have another cycle of wasteful re-organisation.
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Joe’s View: Out of the darkest Christmas
An annual tradition, this year’s Joe McDonald Christmas column looks at Christmas past, present and future regarding NHS pressures, IT and digital health.
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Sunak confirms £2.1bn for NHS technology for more ‘connected’ hospitals
Announcing the 2021 budget in the House of Commons today (October 27) Sunak said it was about “levelling up” the economy for an “age of optimism”.
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Government set to announce extra £2.1bn for NHS IT
The funding forms part of a wider £5.9bn to help clear the record high backlog of patient’s waiting for treatment, as well as buying new NHS IT.
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Joe’s view: Public money, public code
After leaving the NHS in December, Professor Joe McDonald still has the health service on his mind as he looks to implement his own tech vision.
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Digital Health Networks 60 Second Profiles: Philippa Fox
Our next 60 second profile volunteer is Philippa Fox – find out what advice she has for IT leaders and who she would like to play her in a film.
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Matt Hancock to headline Digital Health Rewired 2021
The secretary for state for health and social care, Matt Hancock, has been announced as a keynote speaker for Digital Health Rewired.
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NHS IT leaders believe Covid has changed attitudes to digital
The Covid-19 crisis has changed views about digital at all levels of healthcare organisations, according to the results of the 2020 Leadership Survey.
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‘Jury out’ on NHSX, says head of BCS Health and Care
Kinnear said the picture at the centre was already confused with multiple organisations, with the addition of NHSX muddling this further.
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Poll reveals Digital Health readers’ top priority for national CCIO
A poll has revealed that half of Digital Health News readers believe interoperability standards should be the top priority for the new NHS national CCIO, Dr Simon Eccles.
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