Can the NHS bank on IT for productivity gains?
10 November 2015
NHS England is bidding for billions of IT investment to improve NHS productivity. A McKinsey presentation shows that if it succeeds, the service will be
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Enter the CCG: tackles spaghetti systems
9 November 2015
As a programmer, John Lockley was inspired by computing pioneers who wanted to keep things simple. Now, as a GP and CCG member, he thinks
The long Read
5 November 2015
Read Codes are to be phased out across the NHS, and SNOMED CT must be used in primary care systems by the end of 2016
Interview: Tim Kelsey
29 October 2015
NHS England’s director of patients and information Tim Kelsey speaks to Digital Health’s news editor Rebecca McBeth about the steps being taken to make sure
Legal view: sending data abroad
28 October 2015
Andrew Rankin and Chris Air of DAC Beachcroft discuss a recent European Court decision that has important implications for patient data sent to the US.
‘Desperate shortage of clinical coders creates financial uncertainty’
19 December 2024
A shortage of clinical coders has wide-ranging consequences, argues Dr Marc Farr, chair of the
Henrique Martins: ‘The UK needs to go big with harmonised large datasets’
17 December 2024
Henrique Martins shares his views with Digital Health News on the forthcoming NHS 10 year
High-quality data is the foundation on which to build the NHS’s 10-year plan
10 December 2024
Transitioning from analogue to digital is not merely a technical challenge, writes Reecha Sofat, chair
NHS England’s federated data platform: One year on
2 December 2024
Many of the initial concerns about the FDP have proven unfounded one year after its
Could virtual hospitals be the solution to the broken NHS?
28 November 2024
Virtual hospitals could move us away from trust silos to create a transformed national service,
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