Following Ferris: assessing the impact of Dr Tim Ferris on NHS IT
With news that Dr Tim Ferris is to depart as NHS England’s transformation director, Digital Health’s Jon Hoeksma considers his legacy in the NHS.
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![West Midlands Ambulance Service achieves Global Digital Exemplar status West Midlands Ambulance Service achieves Global Digital Exemplar status](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ambulance.jpg)
West Midlands Ambulance Service achieves Global Digital Exemplar status
West Midlands Ambulance Service has become one of only two ambulance services in the country to achieve Global Digital Exemplar status.
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![Newcastle achieves HIMSS Stage 6 and Global Digital Exemplar status Newcastle achieves HIMSS Stage 6 and Global Digital Exemplar status](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Newcastle-HIMSS-Stage-6-and-GDE.jpg)
Newcastle achieves HIMSS Stage 6 and Global Digital Exemplar status
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been accredited HIMSS Stage 6 across all its sites and status as a Global Digital Exemplar.
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![Whittington Hospital completes its GDE Fast Follower programme Whittington Hospital completes its GDE Fast Follower programme](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/CareFlow-Whittington.jpg)
Whittington Hospital completes its GDE Fast Follower programme
Whittington Hospitals has completed the Global Digital Exemplar Fast Follower programme, and as a result introduced new solutions and software.
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![GDE evaluation calls for action to ‘address digital divide’ GDE evaluation calls for action to ‘address digital divide’](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/shutterstock_366994667.jpg)
GDE evaluation calls for action to ‘address digital divide’
An evaluation of the GDE programme has stated that action needs to be taken to “address the existing digital divide across organisations”.
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![North Tees and Hartlepool receives GDE digital leader award North Tees and Hartlepool receives GDE digital leader award](https://www.digitalhealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/North-Tees-GDE-award.jpg)
North Tees and Hartlepool receives GDE digital leader award
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised by the Global Digital Exemplar programme and accredited as a national digital leader.
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