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House of commons
14 January 2019

Former MP appointed as minister in charge of NHS innovation

Nicola Blackwood was named as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on
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8 January 2019

Wider roll-out of eRedbook to form part of neonatal redesign plans

Digitising the paper red book is part of a number of measures announced by the Department of Health and Social Care's
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3 December 2018

Thirteen trusts first in line for £78m e-prescribing fund

The trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78m to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA)
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Digital Health News Poll
30 November 2018

Poll results reveal readers’ opinions on Hancock’s HealthTech board

Find out whether Digital Health News readers believe there should be more clinicians on the board which aims to help
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25 October 2018

Wave 2 of NHS Test Beds takes aim at diabetes and A&E admissions

Seven sites have been selected to run trials of digital initiatives designed to address healthcare challenges in the NHS.
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New tech vision at odds with GDE playbook
24 October 2018

Mandatory open standards will not close health IT market, DHSC believes

The department was questioned by the Public Accounts Committee about proposals that call for NHS IT suppliers to abide by
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A computer screen displaying the WannaCry ransomware note
12 October 2018

Government puts cost of WannaCry to NHS at £92m

The Department of Health and Social Care's latest update on cyber resilience in health and care suggests WannaCry cost the
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28 September 2018

Department close to settling 10-year NPfIT legal battle with Fujitsu

Digital Health News understands that the DHSC has now settled with Fujitsu for a further payment said to be in
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13 September 2018

NHS infrastructure ‘not fit for AI’, national report concludes

NHS IT infrastructure is "not fit for AI" and a “large push” towards standardisation is required if the benefits of
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock inside 10 Downing Street. Credit: 10 Downing Street
25 July 2018

Hancock: NHS needs to get app-happy

Health secretary Matt Hancock has said more widespread use of apps in the NHS could make life easier for both
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