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.

Patient portals: How to open the digital front door to better NHS care
All non-specialist acute trusts must have procured a portal solution by September. In the light

How unlocking the data secrets of our health past, could shape the NHSâ future
Ted Reynolds, Head of Healthcare for Restore Digital, explores the role data derived from archived

7 Crucial Steps to Enhance Your Organisationâs Cybersecurity
Patient privacy breaches pose significant threats to patients and healthcare organisations. It is time to

We need a new ‘layer cake’ approach to interoperability
Providers and integrated care systems should seize the opportunity to refresh and future-proof their interoperability

Mobile voice recognition tech can help to safeguard mental health services
Community mental health staff spend hours updating notes, often at the end of long shifts.