CCIO Network

Enter the CCG: on Painting by Numbers

John Lockley feels over-positive tweets and communications to the NHS do nobody any favours. Fortunately, the new e-Referral Service is
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Enter the CCG: on prene-ing

Dr John Lockley has a new concept: the prene. This is a selfish activity, plan or program that fails to
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Joe’s view: of identity

Joe McDonald is forever coming across new ways to prove his identity and thinks it is about time that the
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Joe’s view of telehealth

On holiday in the Alps, Joe McDonald invents teleplumbing. Now he’s got big plans for Skypiatry…
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Enter the CCG: filling the smoke filled void

John Lockley finds curious parallels between a smoking chimney and a choking healthcare IT and information set-up. The solution to
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CCIO profile: Martin Gray

The chief clinical information officer of St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has put the structures in place to
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CCIO profile: Jo Dickson

Leeds Teaching’s CNIO has moved from a reluctant IT convert to a nursing informatics leader during her 20 years in
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Joe’s view: An SCR iPhone app?

Apple’s latest operating system comes with an emergency medical screen for users to fill in. Joe McDonald wonders why it
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Enter the CCG on wall washing and sex

Dr John Lockley has a hot tip for washing a wall; and some hotter ideas for spreading ideas about NHS
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CCIO profile: Bolton’s team

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is unusual in having not just one chief clinical information officer, but four. Claire Read discovers
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