The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society on Thursday announced a new partnership with the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems. Together, HIMSS and AMDIS aim to offer an array of education and digital…
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NHS England has awarded a contract worth £37.5 million to technology consultancy firm BJSS Limited to help develop the NHS App.
A contract award notice published on 22 January 2025 states that BJSS will deliver…
The King’s Fund has called for patient engagement around digital health technologies to be more than just a “tick box exercise” if the government is to achieve its aspiration to shift from analogue to…
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Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, has admitted that there is no set date planned for the NHS to become paperless.
Giving evidence at the Health and Social Care Committee on 29 January 2025,…
The digitising social care programme target of 80% of care providers having a digital social care record in place by March 2025 is on track, Peter Skinner has confirmed.
The director of NHS England Transformation…
Dr Vin Diwakar, national director of transformation at NHS England, will open day two of Digital Health Rewired 2025 with a keynote address on the nation’s priorities and funding. He will speak on the Digital…
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Overview
The UK government’s £600,000 Smart Data Challenge aims to revolutionize cross-sector data innovation, focusing on financial services, energy, retail, transport, and property markets.
Prize Structure & Timeline
Initial funding: Up to £50,000 for 10 finalists (May…
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A large federal health agency wanted to modernize its complex public health database system to a new cloud-based database, but the IT team faced an uphill battle. Stakeholders on the project told them, “You’re…
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Helen Thomas, chief executive at Digital Health and Care Wales (Image provided by DHCW)
As chief executive officer of Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), Helen Thomas is leading a six-year digital strategy that…
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Australia’s Department of Health and Aged Care has appointed the first person to the newly established role of chief digital information officer. Fay Flevaras, who is also the department’s first assistant secretary of digital transformation…
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