Great North Care Record Model to switch to opt-in data sharing
The Great North Care Record is to switch from a model where patients can choose to opt out of information sharing to one where they chose to opt in and set their own data preferences.
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Chief nurse calls for the profession to share same electronic language
A chief nursing officer has called for to the profession to get behind the introduction of nursing information standards.
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NHS England launches £45m funding for GP online consultation system
The future of primary care has to be ‘way more technology enabled’ according to head of general practice development at NHS England, Dr Robert Varnam.
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Health minister says he would not “immediately” reject Airbnb type scheme
Philip Dunne has said he would not ‘immediately’ reject a scheme where hospital patients could be discharged to people’s spare rooms.
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University of Manchester launches BeeActive app to improve fitness
The app has been designed by the university’s eResearch Centre and combines the increase in fitness levels with discovering new things about the city.
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NHS Lanarkshire was left ‘vulnerable’ to WannaCry cyber attack disruption
NHS Lanarkshire was left vulnerable to a cyber attack because software updates had not been installed, an internal report has concluded.
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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands secure multi-million pound contract
NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU has won a multi-million pound contract to provide services to five CCGs across Norfolk and Waveney.
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Macmillan Cancer Support launches own digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’
Macmillian Cancer Support has appointed a digital nurse to help combat ‘fake news’ online after it feared patients turned to Google to help them diagnose themselves.
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Virtual reality connects surgeons from across the globe
Virtual reality has helped surgeons from across the world jointly operate together on a bowel cancer patient at The Royal London Hospital.
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