As national chief nursing information officer Helen Balsdon supports the NHS’s 500,000 nursing workforce with digital tools and data to deliver improvements in patient care.
The potential of this huge workforce to unlock the…
NHS England has launched a ‘common front door’, in partnership with Health Data Research UK, to give health researchers access to its secure data environment (SDE) network.
The online portal went live at the end…
L to R: Caroline Salt, Anita Ratcliffe, Pat Dyminski and Holly Gilmore from the cancer team at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust (Image provided by Airedale NHS Foundation Trust)
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has rolled…
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The government has announced the launch of a trial that will test how AI tools can be used to detect cases of breast cancer earlier.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed that…
New guidance to ensure that digital mental health technologies are effective, reliable and acceptably safe, has been issued by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Digital mental health technologies, such as apps, AI-powered…
We caught up with Jan Hoogewerf, head of health and care at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, before her session at Rewired 2025. Hoogewerf and BCS colleagues have collaborated with the Federation of…
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has set a new date for the go-live of its Oracle Health electronic patient record (EPR), after delaying the rollout of the system last year.
In February 2024 the…
An EPR project requires significant time and financial investment, and getting it right the first time is crucial. A new, practical guide from System C aims to assist you in deciding what is important…
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US-based IT and defence company Leidos has been appointed cyber security provider of NHS Supply Chain.
NHS Supply Chain manages the souring, delivery and supply of healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and…
Aerial view of NHS Arrowe Park Teaching Hospital buildings (Credit: JSvideos / Shutterstock.com)
Waiting times for cancer, elective and diagnostic pathways at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been “significantly impacted” by…
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