NHS England has confirmed that there are no plans to add social care to the Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) in 2025, despite calls from the sector for its inclusion.
The DMA is a survey, launched…
NHS England has signed a contract with CLEO Systems for a stand-alone electronic prescribing solution, to be rolled out across pharmacies participating in the Independent Prescribing in Community Pharmacy Pathfinder Programme.
The aim of the…
The use of autonomous AI could improve effectiveness and reducing wait times for skin cancer pathways, according to a report commissioned by NHS England.
AI as a medical device (AIaMD) is employed under human supervision…
NHS England has announced plans to work with libraries to help more people access online health services and use the NHS App.
The scheme will launch in October 2024 in partnership with the National Health…
NHS England has signed two contracts to support the digital transformation of urgent and emergency care (UEC), totalling £86 million in value.
A three-year contract which began on 15 August 2024, with a value of…
NHS England has written to trusts informing them that they must begin using the national Federated Data Platform (FDP) and its analytic products within two years.
Dame Emily Lawson, NHS England’s chief operating officer (COO),…
Adoption of the federated data platform (FDP) is “progressing at pace”, according to an announcement from NHS England.
It follows criticism from health secretary Wes Streeting, in June 2024, about the “glacial” pace of adoption…
Patient safety incidents relating to the use of online consultation tools by GPs have been underreported, according to an investigation from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).
HSSIB launched an investigation in June 2023,…
Recruitment issues, industrial action and the end of ring-fenced national funding have contributed to a cut in virtual ward bed capacity, NHS North West London Integrated Care Board (ICB) told Digital Health News.
In May…
More than 6,000 operations and appointments have been postponed at London hospitals affected by the Synnovis cyber attack, NHS England has confirmed.
In an update, published on 4 July 2024, NHSE said that 4,913 acute…
