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Dr Simon Eccles to NHS Digital: ‘don’t get distracted by new and shiny things’

Dr Simon Eccles has used his first NHS Digital board meeting as national CCIO to urge the organisation to focus
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Jeremy Hunt promises £75m for e-prescribing acceleration

A report by Department of Health and Social Care has recommended the roll-out of e-prescribing systems in NHS hospitals needs
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NHS Digital adds £10m to prospective cyber security contract

NHS Digital has revised the potential value of its Security Operations Centre contract by £10m, following an increased budget for
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Industry news in brief

This month's industry roundup features news that Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has joined a global health research network that could
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Liva Healthcare aims to bring human touch to digital diabetes management

A healthcare platform that connects patients with lifestyle and disease management coaches is being trialled by the NHS as a
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Emergency departments report time savings through EPR speech recognition integration

Two emergency departments in which speech recognition is being used within the electronic patient record have reported significant time savings
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Joe’s View: We need to talk about digital identity

Our CCIO columnist professor Joe McDonald remembers his underage drinking years and wonders whether the concept of using digital ID
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NHS Digital announces NHSmail integration with Office 365

Starting in April, NHS Digital will begin an integration process between NHSmail and Microsoft Office 365 in an effort to
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Special Report: PACS

As healthcare organisations move to their second or third PACS procurements, they are now demanding new systems fit for the
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NHS could save £81m a year though new tech designed to prevent strokes

More than 6,000 devices designed to prevent strokes are to be rolled out as part of a national campaign that
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