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North of England rip up paper referrals ahead of October deadline

A total of 47 acute hospital trusts and 2,479 GP practices have now switched, almost five weeks ahead of the
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NHS Digital tests waters for new £450m GP IT framework

NHS Digital has published a prior information notice for the new Digital Care Services framework, which will replace the outgoing
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Redundancies loom over major restructure at NHS Digital

NHS Digital is upskilling its workforce amid budget pressures and concerns from partners around its delivery capabilities.
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Researchers say analysis of prescribing hampered by ‘poor quality’ NHS data

Researchers have suggested that 'poor quality' data held by NHS Digital could limit the effectiveness of new technologies and health policies.
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Movers and shakers news round-up

The latest movers and shakers in the health IT industry include a number of new faces at NHS Digital, hospital
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Happy Birthday NHS: A look back at its digital milestones

As NHS celebrates its 70th birthday today, professor Daniel Ray, director of data at NHS Digital, reflects on the three major
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NHS Digital launches new de-identification system for sharing patient data

The organisation has signed a contract with privacy software company Privitar to deliver the technology, which is designed to prevent
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Minister says opt-out data requests for 150,000 patients missed

The error occurred between March 2015 and June 2018, in GP practices running TPP’s SystmOne though the problem has 'now
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IBM snaps up £30m cyber security contract from NHS Digital

The three-year partnership will see IBM provide a range of enhanced cyber security services to NHS Digital’s security operations centre.
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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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