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Healthcare and NHS IT
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June 28, 2018
28
Jun'18
Two further regions join care record exemplar programme
Yorkshire and Humber and Thames Valley have been chosen by NHS England to join the three other care record exemplars, each receiving up to £7.5m to speed up delivery of integrated health and care
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Government must challenge popular smart city misconceptions
A report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smart Cities says many people feel alienated by the concept, and calls on the government to challenge some popular misconceptions
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Cyber criminals 'infect and collect' in cryptojacking surge
Illicit cryptocurrency mining offers cyber criminals lower risk, higher efficacy and greater ease of making money, adding passive exploitation to ransomware extortion, data breach theft and fraud, a report reveals
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Brent Council tenants to receive full-fibre broadband service
Borough-wide FTTP broadband roll-out could address up to 100,000 homes and businesses in North London
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
Technology key to keeping staff happy
Giving employees access to the latest technologies will improve their satisfaction and increase productivity, survey shows
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June 27, 2018
27
Jun'18
AI and other tech key to post-Brexit success, says Matt Hancock
Digital secretary Matt Hancock highlights the importance of emerging technologies to the future of the UK at the opening of London’s cyber security innovation centre
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June 26, 2018
26
Jun'18
NHS collaborates with private health on sharing patient data
Work has begun on establishing a set of data standards to enable private healthcare patients’ data to be shared with the NHS
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June 25, 2018
25
Jun'18
Mobile spectrum sharing is vital for UK 5G roll-out, says report
A report commissioned by independent network builders’ body Inca has warned that current approaches to how spectrum is apportioned are leaving vast amounts unused, and this needs to change
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June 25, 2018
25
Jun'18
UK Space Agency offers £4m fund for using space tech in the NHS
The UK Space Agency is giving £4m to innovators working to adapt space technology to improve medical treatment and care in the NHS
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June 22, 2018
22
Jun'18
SME provider takes on Cambridgeshire public sector network contract
Managed network services provider MLL Telecom has been awarded the EastNet contract to run WAN services across Cambridgeshire, replacing a legacy Virgin Media Network
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
A dozen councils get tech innovation funding
The councils will use the funding, awarded by NHS Digital and the Local Government Association, to pilot how technology can improve social care services
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June 21, 2018
21
Jun'18
How NHS visa cap exemption could help boost tech sector
The government has announced that NHS doctors and nurses will no longer be subject to Tier 2 visa caps, but what does this mean for the technology industry?
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June 20, 2018
20
Jun'18
Nine out of 10 enterprises will use robotic process automation by 2020
Robotic process automation take-up expected to reach 92% of European enterprises within two years, finds ISG survey
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
Government’s broadband service obligation derided by industry
As Ofcom starts the process of finding a provider willing to step up to manage the government’s 10Mbps broadband universal service obligation, the project has been derided by network builders and stakeholders alike
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June 19, 2018
19
Jun'18
NHS trust dumps creaking EMC SAN for Nutanix hyper-converged
Derbyshire-based NHS trust had reached end-of-life with Dell servers and EMC SAN, so it took the plunge with Nutanix hyper-converged to reap space, power and reliability gains
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June 18, 2018
18
Jun'18
Theresa May gives NHS £20bn birthday gift and says tech is key
The prime minister promises to increase NHS funding by an extra £20bn a year by 2023, and highlights importance of tech in improving care and enabling earlier diagnosis
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June 15, 2018
15
Jun'18
DeepMind Health must be transparent to gain public trust, review finds
Independent review of DeepMind Health says the company should provide more clarity on data and business plans, while legal audit finds its controversial data-sharing deal with Royal Free is lawful
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June 15, 2018
15
Jun'18
Nordic healthcare services provider outsources IT infrastructure
Healthcare service provider Falck is planning to transform its business with a standardised and simplified IT infrastructure at the core
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Government launches £50m competition for digital pathology and imaging
The government will provide funding for up to six specialist centres focusing on digital pathology or medical imaging, as part of the drive to make the UK a world leader in the field
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
Cyber attack warnings highlight need to be prepared
Fresh warnings about the vulnerability of national infrastructure to cyber attacks show the need for securing and monitoring associated control systems connected to the internet
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June 14, 2018
14
Jun'18
GP at Hand service will destabilise GP practices, says Unite
Union calls on government to scrap on-demand GP app, saying it threatens the future of NHS GP practices and is eroding the personal relationship between patients and clinicians
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June 12, 2018
12
Jun'18
Mayor Khan bids to make London the world’s smartest city
At London Tech Week, mayor Sadiq Khan launched a city-wide initiative to harness the capital’s technology talent to address London’s most pressing problems
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June 12, 2018
12
Jun'18
Wales to launch £100m transformation fund for health and social care
Welsh government promises to increase investment in digital technologies and infrastructure, improve digital leadership and establish a national data resource to share information
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June 08, 2018
08
Jun'18
Medical firm puts vTax and SAN to sleep to save £30,000 with Scale
Penlon replaces HPE servers and storage and VMware virtualisation to escape the high costs of licensing, and deploys Scale Computing hyper-converged appliances at two UK datacentres
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June 07, 2018
07
Jun'18
IT spending reaches 10-year high as CIOs struggle with digital technology strategy
IT leaders have seen their budgets and headcounts rise for the first time in 10 years, but face challenges implementing their digital strategies
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May 31, 2018
31
May'18
Sweden and India in technology collaboration
Sweden has entered a partnership with India that will include joint work on smart city and mobility technologies
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May 31, 2018
31
May'18
Artificial intelligence identifies skin cancer in lab test more effectively than doctors
Artificial intelligence has outperformed experienced dermatologists in identifying skin cancer samples, further highlighting the potential of the technology in healthcare
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May 30, 2018
30
May'18
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research uses open source clouds to aid cancer research
OICR explains why it is backing open source software and commodity hardware to help accelerate the pace of cancer research across the globe
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May 29, 2018
29
May'18
Firms step up spending on digital tech, but struggle with strategy
Businesses and the public sector are stepping up their spending on digital technology, but many business leaders are struggling to keep pace with what it means for their business
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May 25, 2018
25
May'18
GDPR puts people first, says ICO
The day of 25 May 2018 marks the biggest change to UK data protection law in a generation, with benefits for businesses and consumers, according to the UK privacy watchdog
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May 25, 2018
25
May'18
Commitment is the watchword on GDPR D-Day
New rules for protecting European citizens’ personal data are now enforceable by law, and organisations are being advised to focus broadly on commitment rather than narrowly on compliance
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May 24, 2018
24
May'18
NHS England chooses care record exemplars
Greater Manchester, Wessex and One London are the three areas chosen to become Local Health and Care Record Exemplars, and will receive national funding over two years
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May 24, 2018
24
May'18
NHS to launch national data opt-out tool
Patients will be able to opt out of having their health and care data shared by using an online tool developed by NHS Digital
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May 21, 2018
21
May'18
AI could transform cancer diagnosis, says prime minister
Theresa May says artificial intelligence could revolutionise diagnosis of chronic diseases and save 22,000 lives a year by 2033
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May 18, 2018
18
May'18
IR35 reforms: Government invites feedback on plans to extend tax avoidance rules to private sector
The government is pushing ahead with its plans to explore the possibility of extending the controversial IR35 tax avoidance reforms to the private sector, much to the chagrin of stakeholders
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May 18, 2018
18
May'18
GDS seeks advice on migration from Public Services Network
The Government Digital Service has started the process of moving public sector organisations away from the Public Services Network
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May 16, 2018
16
May'18
NHS England on the cusp of launching first citizen identity pilot
The NHS will begin trialling its identity verification system with a non-clinical service shortly, with 20 other services in the pipeline, according to NHS England chief digital officer Juliet Bauer
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May 15, 2018
15
May'18
SMEs more worried about GDPR’s threat to reputation than fines
SMEs are more worried about the damage GDPR non compliance will do to their reputations than their wallets
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May 15, 2018
15
May'18
Credential theft a top priority, Rapid 7 report shows
Credential theft is still a top priority for organisations to address in terms of making it more difficult for cyber attackers to gain unauthorised access to their networks, report reveals
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May 15, 2018
15
May'18
The NHS is failing to deliver 'basic IT', says Matthew Swindells
NHS England’s national director for operations and information calls for the NHS to get to grips with data, and says it won’t be able to deliver an integrated health and care system without getting the basics right
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May 11, 2018
11
May'18
GDS wants to take 'hands off control' on digital identity, says Gov.uk Verify boss
Gov.uk Verify boss Nic Harrison says GDS wants to take its “hands off the controls” of identity, as he confirms target of 25 million Verify user accounts “won’t all be created by government”
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May 03, 2018
03
May'18
Fibre network breakthrough has implications for data security
Researchers have devised a new protocol that they claim vastly extends the range of quantum key distribution over fibre networks
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May 03, 2018
03
May'18
Lewisham GP practices to get virtual health assistant app
Thirty-eight GP practices in London borough plan to launch app that includes advice, symptom checker and appointment booking
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May 02, 2018
02
May'18
Fresh blow for Facebook as court refuses stay in Max Schrems legal action
Facebook has lost a legal attempt to delay the Irish High Court from seeking answers from the European Court of Justice over the legality of EU-US data transfers
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May 02, 2018
02
May'18
Up to 270 women may have died due to breast cancer screening IT failure, says health secretary
Computer algorithm failure caused 450,000 women to miss their breast cancer screenings – some of whom will have "had their lives shortened" by the error, Jeremy Hunt has admitted
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May 02, 2018
02
May'18
Finnish government launches regional digitisation plan
Finland’s government allocates €400m to support digital projects run by the country’s local authorities
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May 01, 2018
01
May'18
HMRC dismisses criticism of ‘perfectly good’ IR35 online assessment tool
Senior figures from HM Revenue & Customs have hit back at claims that its online IR35 status tool is not fit for purpose, as survey data suggests public sector contractors are being assessed without the tool’s help anyway
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May 01, 2018
01
May'18
CIO interview: Martyn Wallace, CDO, Scottish Local Government Digital Office
Scottish local government’s chief digital officer describes the challenges of driving digital change across the country’s councils
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May 01, 2018
01
May'18
Bristol’s historic bridge pressed into service for rural broadband
Gigaclear is running cables underneath Bristol’s historic Clifton Suspension Bridge to bring ultrafast full-fibre services to forgotten communities
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May 01, 2018
01
May'18
Imperial College taps volunteer smartphones for cancer research
Imperial College London is working with the Vodafone Foundation to co-opt smartphone processing power for use in cancer research