Government needs to get better at outsourcing - and the time is now, according to the Institute for Government
Public sector outsourcing policy and practice comes under the spotlight in a major new report.
Archive: Health
NHSX Director - “Those legacy systems exist for a reason”
Dr Sam Shah, Director of Digital Development at the recently created central digital unit for the NHS - NHSX - spoke about the need to include all users in the digital changes across the health service.
An inside look at the digital initiatives looking to boost social mobility
Social mobility has changed little in the UK over the last four years, leading to far too much wasted potential in a country hit by skills shortages across many sectors. As a result, we explore two initiatives that are aiming to provide members of disadvantaged communities with the support they need to follow a successful career in the digital and tech world.
NHS to invest £250m in new AI Lab - “AI now ready for health services”
The AI Lab will sit within the new digital central unit for the national health service - NHSX.
NHS needs to update 1 million Windows 7 PCs in less than 6 months
Support for Windows 7 expires in January 2020, but 76% of NHS computers are still running the operating system.
Investment “urgently needed” to protect NHS against cyber threats
A new report presented to the House of Lords, written by researchers from Imperial College London, warns that there are weaknesses in NHS systems that compromise patient safety.
NHSX officially opens for business
Health Secretary Matt Hancock and NHSX CEO Matthew Gould officially launched the new technology unit for the health service this week.
NHSX exercises spend control powers and reduces NHS transformation programmes from 30 to 10
The newly formed digital unit for the NHS, dubbed NHSX, is thinking about how it can adopt standards and a platform approach to digital change across the health service.
Using digital to support the thousands of young people leaving social care in England
While it can currently be a bumpy ride for young people leaving England’s social care system, a new app developed by NGO Social Finance to give individuals more of a voice in decisions made about their future is currently being piloted by seven local authorities
NHS Glasgow turns to AI and wearables to improve treatment of lung disease
The NHS board is using the Microsoft Azure platform to send patient data from their home directly to medical staff to cut down on emergency hospital visits
How can tech help teenagers and older people with challenges unique to their demographic?
Winners of this year’s AXA health tech awards focused on solving two very different demographic-related issues: the physical health issues faced by older people and the mental health challenges experienced by teenagers.
NHS Trust talks up the benefits and cost savings of Robotic Process Automation across the health service
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says savings it has started to see via automation can and should be replicated right across the Health Service
How one NHS Trust saved hundreds of thousands of pounds with a new agency workforce app
Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation NHS Trust says it’s reduced nursing agency overhead 13.5% through a new staff app