Joe McDonald

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23 August 2018

Joe’s View: On the value of patient-centric records

A drama at sea has led Joe McDonald to consider the value of patient-centric health records. Could they finally resolve
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Joe's view - Mark Zuckerberg
6 April 2018

Joe’s View: Dear Mr Zuckerberg – An open letter to Facebook’s CEO

Professor Joe McDonald pens an open letter to Facebook's founder and chief information officer on what the Great North Care
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22 February 2018

Joe’s View: We need to talk about digital identity

Our CCIO columnist professor Joe McDonald remembers his underage drinking years and wonders whether the concept of using digital ID
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12 December 2017

Joe’s View: On Christmas bonuses and rate limiting steps

Our CCIO columnist Professor Joe McDonald remembers one Christmas long ago when his Uncle Jimmy taught him about rate limiting
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shared records
30 November 2017

Great North Care Record Network launches to encourage further information sharing

Regional record sharing project the Great North Care Record (GNCR) has launched a new regional network to encourage greater information
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22 November 2017

CCIO Network chair calls for national CCIO role to be “beefed up”

Three high-calibre clinical leaders have been tipped for the short-list to become the new NHS Chief Clinical Information Officer.
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14 November 2017

Joe’s View: On whether it’s time for a Plan B

The value of a Plan B during a sailing trip beset by bad weather makes our CCIO columnist Dr Joe
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9 November 2017

‘NHS Cyber Security Batsignal’ peer-to-peer alerting system to launch next month

The two chairs of the largest independent communities of NHS digital leaders will launch the ‘NHS Cyber Security Batsignal’, a
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6 November 2017

Great North Care Record Model to switch to opt-in data sharing

The Great North Care Record is to switch from a model where patients can choose to opt out of information
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20 September 2017

Joe’s View: Consent is dead; long live citizen data sharing preferences

Joe McDonald wasn’t a hobbit in Lord of the Rings, he wasn’t at Wembley to see Geoff Hurst’s winner, but
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