NHS IT, Records and Data

What does hybrid cloud offer healthcare?

03.09.20: Tim Cripps, Managing Director at Trustco, a Silver Certified HPE partner, shares his insight into how hybrid cloud may become the new norm across healthcare as its unique benefits gain traction. For the NHS to deliver the best and most effe...

Disease diagnosis to be boosted by £50m NHS AI funding boost

01.09.20: Major improvements are set to be made to speeding up the diagnosis of deadly diseases such as cancer, following a £50m investment into diagnostic centres of excellence, which seek to develop the effective use of artificial intelligence (AI...

New e-notifications system rolled out to GP practices by NHS Digital

27.08.20: NHS Digital has started rolling out a new electronic notifications system to GPs for when one of their patients receive an urgent supply of medicine from a community pharmacy. The system has now gone live for two of England’s largest...

Crown Commercial Service plans £800m health IT framework

24.08.20: Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has published an open opportunity procurement notice as it looks to establish a new framework agreement worth up to £800m, covering the development and support of IT and data management systems by NHS Di...

East of England Ambulance Service handed £5m digital funding boost

20.08.20: A £5m funding boost has been awarded to the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) to drive digital transformation projects within the trust, aiming at further improving the safety and quality of the care which staff are able...

UKRI supporting new COPD service which could help thousands

20.08.20: A new service which could help thousands of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) better manage their condition is one of a range of innovative solutions being supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Being backed...

New NHS Digital framework to help manage cyber threats

19.08.20: A new cyber security services framework developed in partnership with NHS Digital and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been launched to help the NHS and public sector procure cyber security...

NHS launches £10bn open opportunity to reduce waiting times

19.08.20: NHS England has published a new open opportunity contract notice valued at £10bn ahead of an intention in September to establish a framework agreement of service providers capable of helping NHS trusts and services reduce waiting times imp...

Health Foundation welcomes contract tracing app, advocates testing among different populations

18.08.20: News of the NHS launching the trial of its newest contact tracing app has been welcomed by the Health Foundation, but the organisation has also stressed the importance in the Government testing the app among different population to ensure it wor...

New NHS Test and Trace app trial begins on Isle of Wight

14.08.20: As efforts to contain and track the coronavirus continue, NHS Test and Trace are set to begin the trial phase of a new contact tracing app with residents on the Isle of Wight and NHS Volunteer Responders across England. These trials wi...

New £500m digital workplace framework launched by NHS SBS

12.08.20: A new procurement framework developed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has been launched to assist NHS and public sector organisations to purchase cost-effective IT solutions, potentially saving an estimated £75m. The Digital...

Omnicell announces West Yorkshire acute trusts software partnership

06.08.20: Words provided by Omnicell, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive Omnicell, a leading provider of supply and medication management solutions and adherence tools for healthcare systems and pharmacies, has announced a new software...

Adopting intelligent automation technology in the health service

06.08.20: Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (Artificial Intelligence & Automation), East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust featured on Episode 11 of NHE’s Finger on the Pulse podcast.   “What I say to all the or...

Open opportunity contract issued for Lloyd George records digitisation

04.08.20: NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) are looking to further their efforts to digitise patient records by launching an open opportunity contract, valued at up to £185m, for the provision of digitisation services of Lloyd George records. ...

RCGP survey data gives snapshot into how GP care is being accessed

31.07.20: Following survey data which demonstrated how GP care is being accessed in the most recent stages of the coronavirus pandemic, the Royal College of GPs has urged post-Covid there must still be provisions for patients to access services in wa...