Reorganisation, Consolidation, and Cuts: What are the implications for NHS IT?
NHS England has been downsized and abolished. Integrated care boards have been told to change function, consolidate, and deliver savings. Trusts are planning big cuts….
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Extending the Reach of Mobile Diagnostics with Smart Finance
It is no secret that the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), like many other healthcare systems, is under pressure on multiple fronts. The recent independent…
Change to NHS Payment Mechanisms: Accurately Coded Data will be Needed to Deliver Them
Lord Darzi’s report on the state of the NHS was concerned about productivity and suggested the re-introduction of payment for activity could improve it. While…
A Holistic Approach to Healthcare Integration
When the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS first set out plans for an integrated care model in 2013, they claimed, “For health, care,…
Why End-to-end Data Management is Key to Government’s Ambitious Plans for the NHS
In recent weeks, there have been four significant milestones in health/health tech. Lord Darzi published his NHS review, and in it, called for a ‘tilt…
Hampshire Emergency Departments Digitise with Alcidion
Emergency departments in three hospitals across Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have deployed Miya Emergency from Alcidion, digitising paper processes, saving clinical teams time, automating…
Health Tech Leaders Respond to Budget
Health and med tech industry leaders are assessing the implications of a £22.6 billion budget uplift in funding for the NHS this year and next,…
Safeguarding our Health -Why Data Protection is Key for Today’s Healthcare Organisations
In today’s digital landscape, every industry is a potential target for cybercriminals, but the healthcare sector is particularly vulnerable. This is unsurprising, given that many…
Why the NHS needs a Transparency Revolution after Darzi
Openness around quality and outcomes on a scale like never before is needed to understand and solve problems, prevent harm and complexity, focus resources effectively,…
How the Healthcare Sector Can Digitise Securely in 2024
As the UK’s healthcare sector looks to reduce ongoing backlogs and give patients more control over their data and how they receive care, we’re seeing…