29 March 2016

Citizens’ juries back opt-out for health data

Two citizens’ juries organised by The University of Manchester have backed an opt-out model for a database of health records
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22 March 2016

EHI Awards 2016 entries open

Entries are now open for the EHI Awards 2016, the only dedicated healthcare IT awards in the UK.
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9 March 2016

Wellcome Trust issues new data sharing report

The Wellcome Trust has returned to the debate about the use of health data with a report arguing that researchers
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9 March 2016

Fujitsu case still going – and could last another two years

The Department of Health’s dispute with Fujitsu over the company’s exit from the National Programme for IT in 2008 was
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7 March 2016

Epilepsy app wins international award

An app that allows people with epilepsy to self-monitor their condition has won an international challenge, launched by the Epilepsy
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17 February 2016

Hospitals need to get to grips with IT – Nuffield report

NHS hospital boards need to get to grips with the potential benefits and pitfalls of implementing information technology, a new
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7 February 2016

Hunt announces £4.2 billion for NHS IT

The government will spend £4.2 billion on NHS technology over the next five years, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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4 February 2016

NHS 24 admits IT “systemic failure”

A frank report to the Scottish Government’s Public Accounts Committee has admitted that “systemic failure” is responsible for the ongoing
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4 February 2016

Emis Health opens Web to third parties

Emis Health has announced an update to its Emis Web clinical system that will allow it to interoperate with any
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3 February 2016

Ireland consults public on identifier

Ireland’s Health Service Executive has launched a public consultation on the privacy implications of creating a unique health identifier, similar
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