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National exemplars should include non-acute – Gordon

The next round the “exemplars” should be expanded to include non-acute trusts, the chairman of NHS Digital says.
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NHS Digital’s plans for a digital NHS

The NHS is taking another run at digital transformation. At a national level, much of the “heavy lifting” is falling
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Scottish health wearable start-up secured £2m

Snap40's wearable device and app is designed to detect deterioration in patients early and alerts clinicians.
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Healthcare IT news in brief

Royal Cornwall goes live with Nervecentre in maternity Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the first trust in the country
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Dealing with incident overload: learning to prioritise investigations

James Titcombe, patient safety specialist at Datix, says embedding a safety culture can be challenging, and discusses how to deal
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Google Deepmind recruits government health tech managers

Google's AI research lab is growing its health IT team as its partners with more NHS trusts.
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Beyond Wachter: 1% for the 99%

Ewan Davis and Tony Shannon say there is a lot to like about the Wachter Review, but also some worrying
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Software ‘freeze’ after network failure at St George’s

The south London trust is in stabilisation and recovery mode after an IT crash exposes infrastructure risks.
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Health CIO interview: Sarah Jensen

The chief information officer of Barts Health explains how she came to take up a job in the NHS after
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Brexit timescale means NHS should plan for EU data laws

Prime Minister Theresa May's clarification of the Brexit timetable makes it increasingly likely that the NHS will need to comply
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