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21 June 2019

NHS England chief information officer Will Smart ‘set to move on’

Sources told Digital Health that Smart is expected to leave his role as part of the wholesale shake-up of IT
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30 May 2019

IT needs ‘radical upgrade’ to improve cancer screening, interim report finds

Professor Sir Mike Richards said new IT systems were “urgent priority” and booking an appointment needs to be as “simple
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Matthew Swindells NHS England
8 May 2019

Swindells to leave role at NHS England for the private sector

From 8 May, Swindells will relinquish his IT and related responsibilities, which will then be immediately be transferred to Matthew
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2 May 2019

Boosted accelerator programme will fast-track digital services in NHS

The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) has been expanded to push technologies through the clinical development and regulatory approval process.
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Happy Children
17 April 2019

Digital service which gives access to child health information is launched

NHS Digital and NHS England have worked with IT suppliers to create the National Events Management Service to allow access
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16 April 2019

First digital framework for allied health professionals sets out three ambitions

The ambitions; digitally ready services; digitally mature services; and data enabled services, provide a “structure to develop a local plan
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Digital Nurse
16 April 2019

NHSE to roll out new digital portal to cut delays for care home beds

The tool can be used on any device and takes staff just 30 seconds to upload details of available beds.
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People using app
9 April 2019

Evaluation reveals how users and clinical staff view the NHS App

The aim of the evaluation was to use the feedback to improve patient experience of the app and to plan
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The NHS cervical cancer screening contract is to be removed from Capita and brought back in house
5 April 2019

‘Unsatisfactory’ Capita to be stripped of cervical screening contract

NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said the health service had “not been satisfied” with the way Capita had handled the
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19 March 2019

Call for investment in digital innovation for mental health services

A Mental Health Network report found NHS England should develop a national vision for digital mental health and expand the
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