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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Sutton Coldfield Group Practice Provides a Step-change Improvement to Patient Access with Rapid Health
Five months after adopting the Rapid Health autonomous patient triage and navigation system, Smart Triage, Sutton Coldfield Group Practice has significantly improved patient access and…
NHS Finances: Cuts get real
The NHS has gone into 2024-5 facing a tough financial situation and both systems and trusts are being asked to make headcount reductions and cuts…
Some Challenges in the NHS Acute Tech Market: And How to Navigate Them
NHS trusts need a lot of tech, but they face complex, structural challenges when it comes to procurement, and these tend to work against smaller…
Using Technology to Support Primary Care
The Department of Health and Social Care has published ‘a plan for digital health and social care’ that draws together recent commitments on cloud computing,…
Strategies for Faster, more Efficient Diagnostic Services
The NHS carries out an estimated 1.5 billion diagnostic tests a year with diagnostic activity forming part of over 85% of clinical pathways. Richard Craven,…