National Data Guardian weighs in on FDP as NHSE prepares tender award
National Data Guardian Nicola Byrne has warned NHSE that it must be fully transparent about the aims and due diligence involved in the tender for the FDP
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E-mail shows NHSE backtracking on dedicated digital workforce plan
NHSE removed a series of commitments from its long-term workforce plan, including a promise to draw up a dedicated digital workforce plan, HSJ has reported.
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NHS SBS tenders for new £1.5B Digital Workplace Solutions contract
NHS Shared Business Services has issued a tender for a new Framework Agreement for the provision of Digital Workplace Solutions.
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Govt mandate to NHSE calls for trusts to adopt barcode scanning by 2024
The government has mandated that all trusts across England should adopt barcode scanning of high-risk medical devices by March 2024.
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NHS England launches tender for new privacy enhancing technology
NHS England has advertised a procurement contract worth up to £35 million to create new NHS privacy enhancing technology.
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NHS England awards £25 million contract to Palantir to transition to FDP
NHS England has awarded a new contract worth £25 million to US data analytics giant Palantir to transfer current health service projects to the new FDP.
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NHS mandate reaffirms EHR targets, delivery of federated data platform
The new NHS mandate prioritises EHR targets, development and delivery of the federated data platform and transformation of the NHS app.
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Population health management can help focus clinical resources
Population health management (PHM) has the potential to eliminate some of the legwork in health visits, and help clinicians forecast patient needs
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NHSE brain drain threatens inertia and uncertainty for health tech
The impending departures of NHS England’s transformation director Tim Ferris, chief operating officer Sir David Sloman, and chief nursing information officer Natasha Phillips will leave behind a worrying power vacuum. By Rachel Murphy, Silver Buccaneer and former director of digital delivery at NHS England.
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Industry news in brief
The latest Digital Health News industry roundup includes TidalSense raising funds for its diagnostics system, and Excelerate suing two health organisations.
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