NHS Greater Manchester (GM) has launched a five-year plan designed to improve access to primary care services, with digital highlighted as an enabler with roles across all themes set out in the blueprint and key aims around reducing variation in the deployment of digital tools, improving inclusion, training the workforce, and […]
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How to use a cloud service securely: NCSC launches new security guidance
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has launched new guidance on how to use a cloud service securely, which aims to help users meet their security responsibilities by ensuring proper configuration of their chosen service. In a blog post accompanying the new guidance, a principal security researcher emphasises that “most security […]
NHS SBS opens cloud solutions framework
NHS Shared Business Services has opened a new framework opportunity to support the procurement of cloud solutions. Through an estimated £500 million framework, it includes four lots to cover solution design and consultancy, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and software as a service (SaaS). The […]
Special report: primary care cloud telephony
Our latest special report revolves around primary care telephony. Earlier this month, we covered the updates to the GP contract, including a new requirement to mandate the use of cloud-based telephony. “All practices need to be aware, that from the end of 2025, all analogue ISDN and PSTN lines will be […]
GP contract updates focus on access, mandated cloud telephony and prospective record access
NHS England has written to all GP practices, primary care networks and integrated care boards to make changes to the GP contract 2023/24. In the letter from Dr Amanda Doyle, national director primary care and community services at NHS England, the changes focus on offering an assessment of need at […]
Market engagement launches for GP cloud telephony framework
NHS England has launched an information gathering exercise with an aim to establish a new cloud telephony framework. The plans are said to form part of a national strategy to set in place a new framework for general practice and provide a sole procurement route for primary care. A prior information […]
