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NHS Digital has announced that it plans to launch a new open application programming interface (API) lab in partnership with the INTEROPen collaborative.

National Audit Office investigation into the WannaCry attack finds NHS organisations ‘had tended to overestimate’ their readiness to deal with cyber attacks.

[East Anglia, UK] Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has appointed the first Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) to help drive use of digital technology and information, improving outcomes for patients.

What are the main digital workstreams the trust will be looking to deliver through the Global Digital Exemplar programme? AC: The Trust is focused on four main workstreams: a) The delivery of an infrastructure upgrade as the underpinning item for an upgrade to the latest version of our Epic system.

The hype around AI is taking over all sectors, but, if we trust the thoughts of some of the most recognised voices, it is raising serious concerns amongst individuals.

Seven national genomic laboratory hubs will become operational by November 2018.

The funding for the new Lorenzo digital exemplar programme will come out of the Department of Health’s 2013 agreement with CSC, now DXC Technology follwing the 2016 merger with the Enterprise Services portfolio of Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Chief Inspector of Hospitals Professor Ted Baker has said Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust should be placed into special measures after failing to make improvements.

Trust goes live with Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system as part of joint programme with neighbouring trust.

England’s Health and Care Chief Information Officer addressed concerns surrounding the Global Digital Exemplar scheme and so-called ‘slow followers’.