Opinion
System failure
How much did the recent case of Penny Campbell, who died after speaking to eight out-of-hours doctors, have to do with how clinical information was
Paper weight
Cardiac liaison nurse specialst Rob Harteveldt wonders at his increasing mountains of paperwork and asks why IT isn’t reducing the load.
Border control
Neil Versel finds out what barriers still need to be overcome before electronic health record sharing becomes common between European countries.

Is the Federated Data Platform too expensive to cancel?
Sticking with a hugely expensive plan to develop a ‘mythical beast’ of a fighter plane

AI revolution must respect patients’ right to consent
Safeguards to ensure patient data is handled ethically are essential, writes Proximie’s Nadine Hachach-Haram, a

‘Time released to care’ should not be the main measure of digital’s success
There should be much greater focus on the ‘benefits realisation’ of digital projects in the

Letby: Could tech help detect NHS staff deliberately harming patients?
The horrifying case of neonatal nurse and convicted murderer Lucy Letby raises questions for NHS

Industry Spotlight: David Hunt, director, clinical product and revenue cycle development,Oracle Health
For David Hunt, software development in healthcare is an ‘art form’ that saves lives, writes