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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Recruiting digital jobs for NHS ‘my biggest challenge’ says Simon Bolton
NHS Digital’s Simon Bolton has told the Health and Social Care Committee that getting the right digital skills into the NHS is his “biggest challenge.”
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Speculation rife on who will be the next NHS CIO
At the Tech UK London Health and Social Care Industry Dinner last night speculation was rife on who will be named the next national NHS CIO.
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Interim CEO Simon Bolton to leave NHS Digital after merger in January
NHS Digital’s interim CEO Simon Bolton has announced that he will not remain as part of NHS England once the organisations merge in January 2023.
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NHS is ‘too static’ and must learn from itself and others says Tim Ferris
Dr Tim Ferris has claimed that the NHS as an organisation is too static and must learn from itself and from others internationally.
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NHS Digital’s Simon Bolton wants centre to be ‘more opinionated’
The interim CEO at NHS Digital has said he wants the centre to be “more opinionated” as the organisation looks ahead to its upcoming merger.
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First national keynotes announced for Rewired 2023
Simon Bolton and Saffron Cordery will devlier keynote addresses at Digital Health Rewired which is taking place on March 14 and 15 2023.
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NHS App handles 16million repeat prescriptions over the last year
The NHS App handled over 16m repeat prescriptions over the past 12 months, as patients look to self manage their health with the digital tool.
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Simon Bolton says NHS centre can be run more efficiently with less people
NHS Digital’s interim CEO has said he believes the centre of the NHS can be run more efficiently by reducing the headcount and moving resources.
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Simon Bolton and Sonia Patel to join Digital Health Summer Schools 2022
Two senior national CIOs will be unpacking the national agenda of levelling-up and more at Digital Health Summer Schools 2022.
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