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24 July 2019

NHSX to oversee data-sharing agreements under new DHSC guidance

NHSX will be responsible for overseeing data-sharing agreements with industry partners under new guidance from the Department of Health and
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4 April 2019

Matthew Gould confirmed as new CEO of NHSX by DHSC

The government digital policy chief will join NHSX in the summer and will have strategic responsibility for setting the national
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21 February 2019

Ten principles of NHS AI code of conduct published

The principles, which tech companies are expected to follow, include understanding user need as well as being fair and transparent.
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14 January 2019

Former MP appointed as minister in charge of NHS innovation

Nicola Blackwood was named as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on
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8 January 2019

Wider roll-out of eRedbook to form part of neonatal redesign plans

Digitising the paper red book is part of a number of measures announced by the Department of Health and Social Care's
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3 December 2018

Thirteen trusts first in line for £78m e-prescribing fund

The trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78m to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
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30 November 2018

Poll results reveal readers’ opinions on Hancock’s HealthTech board

Find out whether Digital Health News readers believe there should be more clinicians on the board which aims to help
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25 October 2018

Wave 2 of NHS Test Beds takes aim at diabetes and A&E admissions

Seven sites have been selected to run trials of digital initiatives designed to address healthcare challenges in the NHS.
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New tech vision at odds with GDE playbook
24 October 2018

Mandatory open standards will not close health IT market, DHSC believes

The department was questioned by the Public Accounts Committee about proposals that call for NHS IT suppliers to abide by
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12 October 2018

Government puts cost of WannaCry to NHS at £92m

The Department of Health and Social Care's latest update on cyber resilience in health and care suggests WannaCry cost the
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