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Leading health IT, digital health and NHS IT news | Market intelligence data expert @DHIntelligence | Host of @DHRewired and @DHSummerSchools |

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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Both NHS Digital and NHSX are to be incorporated into NHS England and Improvement. Full story 👉
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Sonia Patel ( @chat2sonia ) has been named the new Chief Information Officer for @NHSX Patel is currently joint CIO at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and The Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation Trust and will take up her new role in the summer
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The Shuri Network has been named Network of the Year at the 2020 TechWomen100 awards. Congrats @NetworkShuri 🎉 Read our full story here -
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Our first report from @DHRewired is up - Dr Ben Goldacre argues data analytics in healthcare is broken and mistakenly focused on academic pursuit rather than actionable insight #DHRewired19
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Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has become the first European hospital to achieve the HIMSS Stage7 international digital maturity benchmark. Read the full story here:
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Fantastic news for @AlderHey as it becomes the first paediatric hospital in Europe to be awarded EMRAM Stage 7 from HIMSS. Congrats to @idigitalnhs 🎉 Full story 👉
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Rachel Dunscombe has joined Visionable as chief technology officer to lead its platform strategy at a pivotal time for the video consultation software market. Full story here 👉
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A poll of CIOs and CCIOs, who are members on the Digital Health Networks professional community, revealed some 59% of NHS IT leaders say that top digital leadership roles should require certification. Read the full story here -
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See you tomorrow! #Rewired24
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🚨 NEWLY ELECTED ADVISORY PANELS 🚨 The results of the Digital Health Networks Advisory Panel elections are in and the new @DHCCIO , @HealthCION and @DHCNIO Advisory Panel members can now be exclusively revealed. Find out here 👉
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Northern Ireland’s ECR is deemed ‘the single most useful IT advance in healthcare’ - what were key benefits within five years of deployment? Find out in the @OrionHealthEMEA case study:
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This week sadly sees the retirement of @CompareSoftware - his friend and colleague @DMckennaTweets has written a piece where he recalls some key moments in Joe’s time as CCIO at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT. Read the story here -
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Health secretary Matt Hancock has reiterated the need to digitally up-skill the NHS workforce to prepare them for the future, saying there's "no excuse" for NHS organisations not to have a digital and tech leader on every board
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After a somewhat brief absence, our profile series is back with a bang. First up, we have Andy Webster, #CCIO at @LeedsHospitals . Andy talks about advice he would give fellow #NHS CCIOs and who he would invite round for dinner. Read it here 👉
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We've launched a new Twitter handle for CNIO Network members to connect, share knowledge and celebrate successes. Follow us at @DHCNIO #nursing #digitalnursing #CNIO #AHPs #digitalnurses #digitalmidwives
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A first-of-its-kind independent study linking care home data to NHS records has proven that remote monitoring of care home residents can significantly reduce the number of unplanned hospital admissions, consequently saving costs for the NHS. Full story 👉
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. @AlderHey has launched its first start-up accelerator programme to give tech start-ups the chance to trial their initiatives in the hospital. Full story here 👉
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Approved developers of digital health and care services can now integrate NHS login into their products after a new toolkit launched by @NHSDigital Full story here -
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Digital Health News has been given an exclusive peek at a speech @MattHancock is delivering later today. In it the health secretary reveals his vision for #NHSX - including what the X actually stands for
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📣 #CNIO Advisory Panel elections are now open Choose the next members of the new #CNIO Advisory Panel who will be the voice of the #CNIO community and will represent you nationally. 👉Vote here:
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. @NHSProviders has launched a new programme to help leaders of integrated care systems (ICS) advance their digital transformation. Full story 👉
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NHS organisations are set to gain access to Microsoft 365 tools in a landmark deal with the technology company. NHS Digital said it's expected to save the health service hundreds of millions of pounds. Read more here:
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🚨 DIGITAL HEALTH EXCLUSIVE ALERT 🚨 We can reveal the 24 trusts which have been selected in the first wave of the newly announced Digital Aspirant programme. Find out here 👉
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Natasha Phillips ( @NatashaRoseP ), chief nursing information officer at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been named the CNIO for @NHSX
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Ahead of @DHSummerSchools next week, @journoandrea spoke to one of our keynotes @Liz_ORiordan who said “the empowered patient is here to stay” Full interview here 👉
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) has achieved HIMSS Stage 7. Read more here -
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4 years
Documents, seen by The BMJ, have revealed immunity passports are to form part of the governments new plans to ramp up testing. Read the full story here -
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Big news this afternoon @KingsCollegeNHS has confirmed its Epic electronic health record will go live in 2023 after funding was secured. Full story 👉
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@CIOCHIME launches UK chapter in ‘landmark agreement’ with @bcs
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We are kicking off @DHSummerSchools with a sneak peek into the results of the latest NHS IT Leadership Survey #DHSS19
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. @MattHancock says a 'tech revolution' is coming as he outlines plans for for the use of digital technology in health and social care
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A care home in Cumbria has been using Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 technology to allow clinically vulnerable residents to be seen by their GPs without leaving their home. Full story 👉
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The chief executive of @NHSDigital has said some healthcare technology which has been rolled out at scale in response to the Covid-19 outbreak is “here to stay” but there will be some processes which will need to be reviewed. Read our story here -
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The vice president and general manager of @Oracle @CernerUK , @DistieProfit , has told Digital Health News that the NHS should never treat the implementation of electronic patient records (EPRs) as IT projects. Full story 👉
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#Interoperability is still the highest priority for NHS IT leaders. So what's the advice from industry experts @CernerUK @CivicaUK @GraphnetHealth @OrionHealthEMEA & @SectraNews to overcome data sharing challanges? Read our special report to find out:
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Sunderland Royal Hospital has become the first in the north of England to be awarded Level 7 status from the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS). Read more here -
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Andy Kinnear will leave his role in March 2020, telling Digital Health News it had been “a really tough decision” to step down
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The Christie has signed a two-year contract with UK consultancy Avenue3 to build and deploy its Patient Engagement Platform and E-Referral solutions, underpinned by openEHR technology, making it the first trust in England to do so. Full story 👉
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Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust ( @GSTTnhs ) has delayed the implementation of its new £450 million electronic patient record (EPR) to allow more time to launch the system safely. Full story 👉
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The London Care Record has saved health and care professionals’ time up to a value of £44.4 million, helping them provide safe and effective care more quickly, according to an independent economic evaluation published by OneLondon today. Full story 👉
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More needs to be done to close the digital skills gap amongst NHS staff, and the lack of digital know-how could be hampering efforts to transform healthcare, new research has revealed. Full story 👉
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6 years
New secretary of state for health @matthancock announces new £487m Transforming tech fund #dhss18 @DHSummerSchools @NHSDigital
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The use of a virtual smartcard and streamlined processes for physical cards has been given the green-light by @NHSDigital Read more here -
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Phillipa Winter, chief information officer at @boltonnhsft , has been declared #CIO of the Year at #DHSS18
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2 years
This week we spoke to our CNIO of the Year @louisechicks1 about her role and how she felt when she won the award at this year's @DHSummerSchools #DHSS22 Full interview 👉
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the UK’s largest, has selected @nervecentrehq 's next-generation EPR to drive forward its digital capabilities and improve patient care in what the company called a transformative deal. Full story 👉
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🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨 Matt Hancock announces second wave of Digital Aspirants at Digital Health Rewired @DHRewired Thirty-two trusts will receive funding to boost their digital maturity. Read more here:
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NHS Digital Academy CEO Rachel Dunscombe takes up role at KLAS Research
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Topol Review concludes NHS should ‘focus on building digital workforce’
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Cerner is supplying its electronic patient record software to NHS Nightingale, the temporary ICU hospital being run by Barts Health NHS Trust at London ExCel to treat coronavirus patients. Full story here 👉
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New planning guidance states NHSX, along with NHS England and NHS Improvement, will be exploring what the level of funding should be in order to achieve full use of digital technology in the NHS by 2024. Read the full story here -
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This week @LisaEmNHS CIO @WestHertsNHS shares her view on how we can widen the talent pool in tech industry and why it should start with creating the right environment. #womenintech @HealthCION #PressforProgress #genderparity
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The outgoing CEO at @NHSDigital @simonrbolton has told the Health and Social Care Committee that recruiting people and getting the right digital skills into the NHS is his “biggest challenge”. Full story 👉
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On train from KX up to Leeds getting ready for #dhss19 the Digital Health Summer Schools 18-19 July where we’re expecting about 500 current and future NHS IT leaders for two days of networking, collaboration and best practice exchange
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🚨FRAMEWORK ALERT🚨 @NHSX has published new guidance outlining how NHS organisation should be driving digital transformation and what success looks like. Full story here 👉
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It's a big day for NHS IT today as @nhsx officially launches. We've got a number of pieces on the site this morning including an interview with CEO @matthewsgould who spoke to Digital Health News about money, GDEs and touring the country
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🚨 Voting open 🚨 Voting opens today for elections to Digital Health’s three professional advisory panels, which represent Digital Health Networks, a professional community of more than 7,000 NHS IT leaders. Full story 👉
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CIO David Walliker has said the blueprints had the potential to bridge the gap between knowledge silos in the NHS, but only if they’re utilised by other trusts
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The government has mandated that all trusts across England should adopt barcode scanning of high-risk medical devices by March 2024 to digitally transform the NHS and ensure its long-term sustainability. Full story 👉
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A new dedicated website for Digital Health’s community of NHS IT leaders has been launched 🎉 @DHCCIO @HealthCION @DHCNIO Find out more 👉
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The current chair of the Digital Health CNIO Network has been announced as the new chief nurse at @NHSDigital Congrats @JoD1905 🎉 Full story here 👉
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London’s Urgent Care Plan, which has been developed by @bettercareIT , is now live across the capital. Full story 👉
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The NHS IT community have come together to help raise money for the family of Jason Da Costa who passed away on May 29. Read more here -
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An NHS stamp of approval is the most important factor for clinicians when recommending digital health solutions, new research has found. Read more here -
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ICYMI - Digital Health spoke to @NHSDigital 's chief nurse @JoD1905 about the clinical informatics and what advice she would give to digital nurses. Read the interview 👉
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Who gets your vote for #DHAwards2018 Outstanding Contribution? Shortlist: @profbuchan (Microsoft - @Health_IT ), @Anniecoops ( @NHSDigital ), @Andy_Kinnear ( @connecting_care ) NETWORKS MEMBERS VOTE HERE: Non-members, apply to join:
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Get the inside track on key initiatives at one of the most digitally mature teaching hospitals in the #NHS . Book now for @DHSummerSchools to visit GDE @uhbtrust : Spaces limited. #DHSS18
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NHSX has appointed @digitechnurse as deputy chief nursing information officer for the organisation. Read the full story here -
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A US ‘digital doctor’ has said he believes the world is about to enter ‘a golden era’ of health IT which will lead to better care for patients. Read more here:
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Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has become the first European hospital to achieve the HIMSS Stage7 international digital maturity benchmark. Read the full story here:
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Former NHS chief clinical information officer, Dr Simon Eccles said that people seeking digital roles in the NHS face a “career rockface” because there is no clear pathway. Full story 👉
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The Digital Health Networks have sent an open letter to Matthew Gould and Dr Simon Eccles on the steps needed to get CCIOs and CIOs on NHS boards. Full story here -
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Prof Joe McDonald said key lessons from NPfIT had not been learned and it remained difficult for local NHS IT leaders to have honest conversations with the centre
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Personal child health records are set to be digitised earlier than planned under government plans to give families greater access to their children’s data. Read more here:
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. @NHSEngland publishes roll-out plan for digital patient services
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Good news this morning @LHCHFT has been awarded stage 6 EMRAM from HIMSS 🎉 Full story 👉
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Missed it? Patient safety must be central to the design, development, and rollout of electronic patient record systems, a report from Patient Safety Learning has stated. Full story 👉
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Health app evaluation organisation @OrchaUK evaluated more than 5,000 apps against 260 performance and compliance factors and found that majority do not meet the minimum safety requirements
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. @NHSDigAcademy applications are now open. It intended to train 300 #NHS digital leaders over the next three years. Led by @hssood and headed by @ukpenguin - @NHSEngland @NHSDigital #digitalhealth
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The winners of @DHSummerSchools Hack Day 2019 demonstrated how a patient could have access to their medical record using Amazon Alexa #DHSS19
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The finalists of the Digital Health Awards have been revealed 👀 and you can find out who won at @DHLeadersSummit next month. Find out who our finalists are below 👇
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The new NHS mandate prioritises electronic health record (EHR) targets, development and delivery of the federated data platform (FDP) and transformation of the NHS app in an effort to help recovery and improve the working of the NHS. Full story👉
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Prime Minister announces extra £20 billion a year in funding annually for the NHS and argued technology must be a crucial part of driving productivity improvements over the next decade
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