MPs call for overhaul of quality framework
9 October 2008
10:19 AM
The Department of Health should revamp the Quality and Outcomes Framework to give more weight to health outcomes and less to activity, MPs have said.
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DH invests £11m in dental IT training
9 October 2008
9:55 AM
The DH has announced it will give an extra £11m to ten of the 11 dental teaching hospitals in England, to help fund IT systems that will support the training of dental students.
Scottish NHS gets £1m to secure USB ports
9 October 2008
12:04 AM
NHS boards across Scotland are to share £1m to help them improve their IT security, beginning with securing USB ports.
iSoft to launch RadCentre in the Netherlands
9 October 2008
12:00 AM
Health IT specialist iSoft says it will launch its RadCentre radiology information system in the Netherlands this autumn.
ASSIST says idea NHS like a bank ‘fundamentally flawed’
8 October 2008
12:12 PM
NHS informatics professional body ASSIST has published a paper saying the original NHS National Programme for IT plan of a one size fits all approach “does not work”.
Royal Brompton and Harefield implements WLAN
8 October 2008
12:35 AM
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, has implemented a wireless local area network (WLAN) supplied by French telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent.
Leicester to use WinScribe digital dictation
8 October 2008
12:00 AM
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust will introduce SRC’s WinScribe digital dictation systems in a bid to meet Department of Health sustainability targets and improve patient experience.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 January 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval
Digital Health sells to CloserStill
20 January 2025
Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses
NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk
20 January 2025
CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically
Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024
20 January 2025
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company
