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Northern Care Alliance looks to create a long-term platform for digital transformation

CIO Tracey Watson is taking a controlled approach to technological change that she hopes will help her organisation to overcome some complex challenges.

London Ambulance CIO on driving technology change for blue light services

Two and a half years into a change programme and London Ambulance CIO says IT is in great health.

NHSX on the hunt for Chief Technology Officer - Salary £131,000+

The National Health Service’s newly formed technology unit - NHSX - officially opened for business back in July.

Public Health England - open source and containerisation key to tech agenda

PHE is using Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud technologies to support modern digital public health services in the UK.

Healthcare IT leaders must tap into the power of collaboration

Leeds and York NHS Partnership Foundation Trust is using the cloud as a platform to implement services that help front line staff focus on life-changing care.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust digitises paper-based records in pursuit of better healthcare outcomes

Getting rid of paper-based records means better services for patients and improved performance management.

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.

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.