HM interview: Hal Wolf
Harold (Hal) Wolf III, the new head of HIMSS, was in London recently to meet health and IT policy leaders and to have lunch with the press. Lyn Whitfield spoke to him about his career,...
EHI Live 2017 interview: Dr Neil Paul
Dr Neil Paul, a GP from Sandbach in Cheshire and well-known IT columnist, talks to Informa about the changing face of general practice, what that means for its systems, and why we need a new...
Global digital exemplars – redefining the healthcare IT market?
Matthew Swindells, NHS England’s director of operations and information, has given an interview in which he indicates that he wants trusts in England to buy most of their IT via the global digital exemplars. Lyn...
When it comes to the NHS, Google doesn’t have all the answers
Big consumer brands can easily dominate national headlines – even when it comes to healthcare. But is it fair for the media to overlook smaller firms; and how can they get a share of the...
Apps for all?
Interest in developing apps – as yet a relatively unproven tool in health and care – raises considerations about the digitally excluded sector of the population Health apps offer great potential in improving health and...
A prescription for a paper free NHS?
With over a billion prescription items dispensed each year, will electronic prescribing develop and doctors and patients take to it sufficiently to hit the ambitious 2020 target? Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s director of strategic systems...
UK SMEs can play a crucial role in meeting NHS grand challenges
NHS hospitals are working with SMEs to tackle significant challenges and serious conditions, achieving great things for patients and healthcare professionals through technology. To make successful collaborations widespread demands better understanding from both sides, argues...
UK healthcare blog round-up
There are roughly two million different opinions on how to run the NHS, and there are some fascinating healthcare blogs to add to the debate. Here are a selection of some of those that are...
The politics of health technology does not put people first
The UK general election approaches, and the NHS is centre stage in the political debate. It will be interesting to see how far health technology features in The King’s Fund live online debate with health...
Personalised health and care 2020: Was it worth the wait?
This week saw the long-awaited National Information Board (NIB) framework launch ‘Personalised health and care 2020: a framework for action’ which sets out the core and immediate priorities for digital health in the NHS. This...
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