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Digital Health Intelligence forecast NHS IT market to hit £4bn by 2022

The ‘Market Forecast, NHS IT spend in the UK, 2016-22’ report, which was published on Wednesday, also reveals key elements
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Dimec allows patients to choose pick-up point for prescriptions

The update to Dimec's app means patients can now view and select high street pharmacies based on their current location
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Hunt: IT error ‘could have cut short the lives of up to 270 women’

Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Health and Social Care Secretary said the affected group of women
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NHS England orders evaluation of flagship GDE programme

A team from the University of Edinburgh will lead the evaluation which will involve engaging with NHS staff to gather
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Digital Health Awards: Deadline extended for nominations

The deadline for nominations has been extended to 17 May 2018 so there’s still time for you to nominate a
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Well done, Darling: Hospital referrals go 100% electronic for North East England STP

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has moved to a fully electronic referral service for hospital appointments.
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Jeremy Hunt backs calls for ‘WhatsApp-style’ messaging app for NHS staff

A “WhatsApp-style” instant messaging service will be trialled within the NHS as part of attempts to improve communications between care
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CCG praised for use of population health management software

A Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in Berkshire has won an international award for its use of population health management software
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UK start-up OnCare raises £550,000 to tackle social care with tech

UK health-tech start-up OnCare has raised over half a million pounds in its efforts to transform social care in the
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The tech revolution is coming, and the NHS needs to be ready

As Dr Eric Topol commences his review into the training needs of NHS staff and how can they leverage AI,
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