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People using app
9 April 2019

Evaluation reveals how users and clinical staff view the NHS App

The aim of the evaluation was to use the feedback to improve patient experience of the app and to plan
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The NHS cervical cancer screening contract is to be removed from Capita and brought back in house
5 April 2019

‘Unsatisfactory’ Capita to be stripped of cervical screening contract

NHS chief executive Simon Stevens said the health service had “not been satisfied” with the way Capita had handled the
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19 March 2019

Call for investment in digital innovation for mental health services

A Mental Health Network report found NHS England should develop a national vision for digital mental health and expand the
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14 March 2019

1 in 20 trusts published pre-Brexit data checks to ‘identify vulnerabilities’

NHSE and NHSD have told healthcare leaders to ensure the self-assessments are completed to “quickly identify and address any vulnerabilities”
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5 March 2019

Charities call for quicker access to technology in NHS screening review

Responding to the review charities have called for greater investment in IT systems to improve dwindling attendance numbers and a
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Breast Cancer Screening
22 February 2019

Review of national cancer screening programmes to include focus on AI

Professor Sir Mike Richards will lead the review, which will also focus on current and future IT systems. The review
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19 February 2019

Prescription information ‘accidentally faxed’ to hotel group

NHS England’s corporate information government team has warned a number of faxes had been sent to a hotel group over
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Matthew Swindells at NHS England Conference
15 February 2019

Swindells says GDEs must not be “digital havens surrounded by paper”

Speaking at the 'Empowering people in a digital world' conference on 13 February, Matthew Swindells discussed how technology fits into
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Babylon Healthcare Service Ltd
11 February 2019

New GP contract ‘penalises’ income for digital providers, Babylon claims

The new contract, published last week, sets out changes to the rurality index payment and London adjustment payment due to
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NHS Logo
1 February 2019

NHS England launches campaign to encourage people to apply for IT jobs

The advert features the slogan “We are IT. We are Support. We are recruiting now” and is said to be
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