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By Piers Ford | 07:38 am | November 13, 2019
Outgoing NHSX director of digital development Dr Sam Shah has been ranked fourth in the #IB100, a list of the top 100 most influential black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) leaders in the tech sector produced by executive search agency Inclusive Boards in partnership with the Financial Times.
By Piers Ford | 07:44 am | October 23, 2019
A consortium-led project aims to take the concept of robotic colleagues for healthcare professionals to the next level, helping to address the emerging elderly care crisis in Europe created by staff shortages and an ageing population.
By Piers Ford | 11:57 am | October 08, 2019
Ransomware and denial-of-service attacks make headlines when it comes to hospital cybersecurity, but internal cultural and technological vulnerabilities are often more to blame for an ongoing cycle of healthcare data breaches. 
By Piers Ford | 08:24 am | June 10, 2019
A centralised digital pathology system implemented by the Northern Cancer Alliance is set to speed up cancer diagnosis for patients at nine hospitals by giving clinicians a single view of records and slides, regardless of location.
By Piers Ford | 10:01 am | June 04, 2019
Closer dialogue between national and local bodies is essential if the national policy for NHS technology, digital and data is to achieve its priority of a digital NHS, according to a new report that explores the opportunities for digital transformation following the creation of NHSX.
By Piers Ford | 04:06 am | May 15, 2019
King’s College London and NVIDIA are collaborating on a new platform that will broaden the scope of AI in NHS hospital radiology services across the UK.
By Piers Ford | 05:32 am | April 23, 2019
The eHealth Network’s drive to enable cross-border prescription and patient summary sharing has stepped up a level as Croatia joins Finland, Estonia, Luxembourg and Czechia in the first tranche of participants.
By Piers Ford | 06:47 am | April 15, 2019
Patients, clinicians and technology vendors must work together to drive the adoption of digital health at the heart of national models and systems, researchers say.
By Piers Ford | 06:20 am | April 01, 2019
With some French hospitals now pondering a move to their next generation of PACS, vendors are stepping up their market ambitions.
By Piers Ford | 11:31 am | March 20, 2019
Israeli infusion system specialist Q Core Medical has opened a new European hub in Marseille, France, to capitalise on growing demand for its smart pumps in both hospital and ambulatory care settings.