24 October 2019

NHSX removes job advert amid criticism it excludes BAME applicants

The role was advertised on 15 October but taken down two days later after some pointed out on Twitter that
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Interoperability
23 October 2019

Narrow HSSF ‘risks locking buyers into inflexible and expensive solutions’

Robert Tysall-Blay, chief executive of WellSky, said industry leaders feared Lot 1 of the framework was “too narrow and focussed
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22 October 2019

Digital Health Unplugged: Accelerator programmes and adopting innovation

This month’s Digital Health Podcast explores the need for accelerator programmes and the challenges start-ups and SMEs face in the
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21 October 2019

Imaging, robotics and AI to form part of new international cancer research

Charities and universities have teamed up to form the International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection to develop new strategies for
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21 October 2019

Electronic Prescription Service to be rolled out nationally next month

The service will create a faster and more secure process for clinicians to prescribe and dispense medication, the Department of
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The NHS cervical cancer screening contract is to be removed from Capita and brought back in house
17 October 2019

Outdated cancer IT systems ‘jeopardising patient care’

Responding to Sir Mike Richards' review into national screening programmes charities called for recommendations to be put in place “as
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Babylon Healthcare Service Ltd
17 October 2019

Dominic Cummings’ alleged Babylon role raises concerns

Dominic Cummings advised Babylon on its communications strategy and on senior recruitment, an investigation has revealed.
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16 October 2019

Several ‘barriers’ prevent adoption of technology in the NHS, CQC finds

The CQC annual state of care report suggested technology would bring “great benefits” but warned it should not be implemented
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Breast Cancer Screening
16 October 2019

Screening IT systems ‘unsafe’ and require ‘urgent’ upgrades, review finds

Current IT systems “cannot support the safe running of screening programmes", Professor Sir Mike Richards found in his review of
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15 October 2019

Digital health and genomics ‘should form new pillars of life science industry’

Three industries, genomics; digital health; and early diagnosis be critical to the UK continuing to lead in the field of
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