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28 September 2018

Department close to settling 10-year NPfIT legal battle with Fujitsu

Digital Health News understands that the DHSC has now settled with Fujitsu for a further payment said to be in
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13 September 2018

NHS infrastructure ‘not fit for AI’, national report concludes

NHS IT infrastructure is "not fit for AI" and a “large push” towards standardisation is required if the benefits of
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock inside 10 Downing Street. Credit: 10 Downing Street
25 July 2018

Hancock: NHS needs to get app-happy

Health secretary Matt Hancock has said more widespread use of apps in the NHS could make life easier for both
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Matt Hancock
21 July 2018

NHS to receive £487m technology investment

New Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock says his top three priorities are workforce, technology and
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12 July 2018

DXC wins major contract for NHS Supply Chain revamp

DXC Technology has been awarded a “major” contract by the Department of Health and Social Care for the new NHS
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9 July 2018

Hunt announces £215m cash injection into NHS research and development

The Department of Health and Social Care has released an additional £215 million to help tackle some of the biggest
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A stethoscope lies on top of a clipboard next to a laptop
28 June 2018

NHS to log private healthcare data to address gaps in care records

Part of the initiative aims to address individuals who may have received private care and may have information missing from
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Jeremy Hunt
2 May 2018

Hunt: IT error ‘could have cut short the lives of up to 270 women’

Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the Health and Social Care Secretary said the affected group of women
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18 April 2018

PAC criticises NHS’s lack of action on WannaCry measures

The NHS has been criticised by MPs not taking enough action to improve cyber security measures following 2017’s WannaCry incident.
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17 April 2018

NHS Digital’s sharing of non-clinical patient data branded “inappropriate”

NHS Digital’s sharing of non-clinical patient information with the Home Office has been branded "entirely inappropriate" by MPs, who say
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