How data can help make ‘care closer to home’ a reality
21 February 2024
Poor quality data is partly to blame for the failure to shift care out of hospitals and into the community. But simple steps can make
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AI and data: Let’s get the basics right for patients and staff
14 February 2024
As AI systems become ‘pervasive’, the risks and opportunities increase. Digital leaders must put people first at all stages of design and implementation, writes Simon
Restricting doctors use of WhatsApp is pointless
8 February 2024
Junior doctor Matt Farrier sometimes asks advice on medical matters from his consultant paediatrician father Martin. Like ‘every doctor in the country’ they use WhatsApp
Rewired 2024: longer term planning, prioritisation key to transformation
31 January 2024
Rewired 2024 provides a great opportunity to hear how NHS leaders are assessing both the progress and challenges of the digital transformation process.
Make shared care records work for urgent and emergency care
31 January 2024
Expecting paramedics to wade through shared care records is unsafe and inefficient. In an emergency, access to essential information has to be easy and fast,
Leadership: Digital Health Network launches a new ‘state of the nation’ survey of clinical digital leaders
28 June 2024
In 2016 a CCIO network survey revealed that only 44% of CCIOs had the authority
Harnessing AI and cybersecurity to transform healthcare in the UK
28 June 2024
The UK healthcare sector is in a transformative era, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence
Crisis communications: how to cope when the NHS is held to ransom
27 June 2024
Building a reputation in health tech can take decades, yet it can be undone by
Three things we must do now to prevent patient harm from digital tech
25 June 2024
In the wake of reports linking IT flaws to deaths of patients, and the recent
Joe McDonald: NHS IT’s failed patient safety culture needs radical change
20 June 2024
An approach by a BBC journalist has Joe McDonald wondering what it will take to
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