Jennifer Lyons, digital clinical lead – maternity at University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (Credit: Ramandeep Kaur)
Increasing pressures on maternity services require more innovative ways to deliver essential digital training to midwives, writes Jennifer Lyons, digital…
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James Freed, deputy director of the NHS Digital Academy, speaking at BMJ Future Health (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
Healthcare staff are quitting the sector because of a lack of digital literacy skills which leads them…
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Midwifery leaders have outlined the numerous technical challenges facing maternity care as the NHS implements its 10 year health plan.
Safety issues caused by interoperability issues between systems, digital skills gap, and the implementation of…
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Speakers at the session on ‘How digital can support mental health nursing’ at Rewired 2025 (Credit: Thelma Agnew)
Mental health nursing students are coming out of universities lacking even basic digital skills, said speakers…
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Australian healthcare professionals can now pursue globally recognised certifications in digital health through HIMSS’ latest partnership.The organisation has partnered with Evolve Health Digital, a digital health coaching and advisory firm, to offer certification programs…
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Government Launches Ambitious Digital Inclusion Initiative
The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive Digital Inclusion Action Plan designed to address the growing digital divide in society. This strategic initiative targets the 1.6 million UK residents…
We caught up with Jan Hoogewerf, head of health and care at BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, before her session at Rewired 2025. Hoogewerf and BCS colleagues have collaborated with the Federation of…
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Aerial view of NHS Arrowe Park Teaching Hospital buildings (Credit: JSvideos / Shutterstock.com)
A shortage of digital healthcare staff at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has “impacted significantly on operational capacity”, according…
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A conversation with a trainee has consultant paediatrician Martin Farrier questioning whether traditional medical strengths are losing their value
“Let’s talk about your strengths,” I say.
It’s a bit of a cliché, but it’s much nicer…
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a tender to secure a partner organisation to deliver projects to support the digital skills development of the adult social care (ASC) workforce.The tender…
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