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Industry news in brief

Our last industry round up for 2018 features news that CHKS has been awarded a new contract in Wales to create
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BridgeHead Software partners with Digital Health CIO Network

BridgeHead will join a lineup of NHS opinion formers and thought leaders, as well as other CIO Network partners, including
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Review into breast cancer screening problems uncovers IT challenges

The review is recommending that the IT systems used in the breast cancer screening programme are made simpler to use
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Matt Hancock named as Digital Health Rewired keynote speaker

The Secretary for State for Health and Social Care will be joined on day two by chairman of the British
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FOI finds 1 in 4 NHS trusts have no staff with cyber qualifications

Nearly a quarter of NHS trusts that responded to an FOI request have no employees with cyber security qualifications, with
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Unified child health record goes live in South West England

The aim was to create a seamless region-wide service which prevented children falling through gaps and to keep track of
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Joe’s View: On turkey and the trip to Abilene

As Christmas fast approaches, Professor Joe McDonald finds himself thinking about the absurdity of Christmas turkey, Brexit, trips to Abilene
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Maternity providers making ‘a good start’ at adopting digital, report suggests

NHS Digital tasked 135 maternity providers in England with completing a self-assessment of their digital progress, including their adoption of
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust: Improving patient safety with Scan4Safety

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has used a healthcare e-commerce solution since 2002, and in recent years has introduced a
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Clinical triage system cuts appointment wait time at London GP surgery

The EMIS system has allowed a GP practice in east London to reduce admin and cut waiting lists from up
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