CCIO Network

Joe’s view: of consent models

Joe McDonald has been thinking about retirement. But first he wants to defeat psychosis, which means gathering lots of data,
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Interview: Dr Masood Nazir

The recipient of this year’s CCIO award for clinical leadership talks to Lyn Whitfield about his career, Birmingham’s shared care
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Wachter calls for three point IT implementation plan

A successful implementation strategy, a network of clinical information professionals, and interoperable systems, should be the top three things on
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Enter the CCG: on evidence based management

In his previous column, John Lockley noted that there is often a disconnect between “the centre” of the NHS and
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Joe’s view: of capuchins and exemplars

Joe McDonald knows that fairness is deeply ingrained in primates; so there were always going to be worries about the
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CCIO Network leaders urge adoption of Wachter recommendations

Members of the CCIO Network have warmly welcomed the report of US 'digital doctor' Robert Wachter, and its proposals to
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Wachter: strategic investment in clinical leaders is vital

The much-anticipated review of NHS IT by US 'digital doctor' Robert Wachter says a significant proportion of healthcare IT funding
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Wachter calls for extension to paperless 2020 target

Dr Robert Wachter has said the “unrealistic” paperless 2020 goal should be discarded in his long-awaiting review into the digital
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Enter the CCG: on the ice shelf

John Lockley reviews some recent columns and finds a common theme; a worrying disconnect between the top of the NHS
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Joe’s view: of emailing patients

The NHS must be the last organisation on the planet that doesn’t want your email address. Time that changed, argues
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