Silverlink Software Ltd has announced the appointment of Kingsley Manning to the company’s board as a non-executive director. Kingsley has worked with and for the NHS and the wider healthcare industry for more than 30 years. He has been particularly involved in the digital agenda, having been Chair of NHS Digital, Executive […]
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Pharmacy group saving hours every day
Following a six-week trial in one branch of the Pharmacy group Dean and Smedley earlier this year, ProScript Connect from EMIS Health is now live in the East Midlands-based group’s remaining 10 branches. Dispensing over 90,000 prescription items every month, Dean and Smedley pharmacists say the ability to process prescriptions […]
RYSE announces partnership with DigitalHealth.London to invest in early stage digital health businesses
RYSE has partnered with DigitalHealth.London in a new venture which could pave the way for public-private collaborations in health and care. RYSE through its Early Stage Opportunity Fund, supported by DigitalHealth.London, seeks to support a number of promising early stage digital health businesses within the NHS or other healthcare delivery […]
HTN Newsletter
We have had a great month where we announced the winners of our HTN Awards 2017 and have more recently launched our Elevator Pitch, find out more here. Here we bring you some of the news we covered over the past 4 weeks: 11 innovations join NHS Innovation Accelerator First NHS […]
Applications now open for NHS Digital Academy
Applications have opened for NHS digital leaders of the future to train at the NHS Digital Academy. The Academy, delivered by a partnership of Imperial College, Harvard Medical School and The University of Edinburgh, under the guidance of Chief Executive Rachel Dunscombe, Director of Digital for Salford Royal NHS Foundation […]
Berkshire East CCG Federation latest to offer digital support for diabetes
Changing Health, the service transforming digital education and support for people with Type 2 diabetes, is now available for almost a quarter of a million people with diabetes to rapidly improve their health outcomes. A new partnership between Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Changing Health means the service is […]
Interview Series: Jason Young, Chief Information Officer NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG
Our next quick interview is with Jason Young, CIO at NHS Bath and North East Somerset CCG. What technology projects are you working on at the moment? A single domain for GP practices to enable a more mobile workforce, changes to practice websites and trialling online consultations to improve the […]
New cyber security service to boost NHS protection
NHS Digital has announced a £20m project to boost its ability to support the NHS with its data security. The Security Operations Centre will provide enhanced monitoring of national services across health and care and will also enable NHS Digital to offer specific advice and guidance to local NHS organisations. […]
Getting over the WannaCry virus
The WannaCry ransomware attack hit the NHS six months ago, but it’s still the main topic of NHS cyber security conversation. Not least because the National Audit Office put out a report just before ehi LIVE 2017 that many speakers felt was neither fair nor helpful. Matthew D’Arcy and Lyn […]
South Central region goes live with new child health information system
The south central region of England has gone live with a single child health information system, using System C’s CarePlus software to provide a comprehensive electronic record of over 906,000 children’s public health records. The new system has combined 11 different child health information services and workflows to create a […]
