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ICS, News
£126 million in funding for DHSC’s “biggest investment into hospices in a generation” to overhaul IT systems
6 days agoThe Department of Health and Social Care has announced £126 million in funding to help support hospices in making improvements to IT systems and facilities, in what it has termed the “biggest investment into hospices in a generation”. The funding is part of the government’s Plan for Change, aiming to […]
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Scotland notes progress toward its NHS recovery plan, an updated data strategy for 2025 and work to develop AI policy
7 days agoThe Scottish Government’s annual update on progress toward the NHS Recovery Plan has been published, highlighting the role of digital innovation in empowering patients, supporting preventative care, managing demand, and addressing inequalities; and noting specifically the progress made around developing a digital front door, enabling remote monitoring, and enhancing scheduling. […]
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Digital Health and Care Wales seeks support for planning and delivery of cloud transition programme
1 week agoA future opportunity published by Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has shared ambitions to plan and deliver a cloud transition programme for national digital services in Wales, seeking “one or more suppliers” to support work to migrate “circa 90 services” across “approximately 1,600 servers”. The contract is split into […]
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Digital clinical safety standards review launched by NHS England
1 week agoNHS England has commenced a review of digital clinical safety standards, seeking input from a range of stakeholders across the NHS, as well as IT manufacturers and those involved in digital risk assessment. The review is of the DCB0129 and DCB0160 digital clinical safety standards for manufacturers of health IT […]
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News, Now
HTN Now panel discuss digital leadership, culture, change, and the role of a digital leader now and in the future
2 weeks agoFor a recent panel discussion on what it means to be a leader of digital change, HTN was joined by digital leaders from the health sector, including Julia Lake, associate director for digital (data) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Penny Kechagioglou, senior clinical oncology consultant, CCIO, and deputy chief medical officer at […]