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Professor John Newton will take over in January from Tim Kelsey as interim Chair of the National Information Board.
Annual proposals to the Secretary of State for Health regarding changes to data collection and the metrics to be made available on My NHS.
Professor John Newton, National Information Board (NIB) Interim Chair, talks about NIB's annual recommendations to the Health Secretary.
The role of the National Information Board is to put data and technology safely to work for patients, service users, citizens and the professionals who serve them. The NIB brings together national health and care organisatio…
Using data and technology to transform outcomes for patients and citizens.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Current chair and Board
Review will look at ways to improve NHS IT, including electronic health records, to achieve a paper free health and care system by 2020.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Changes in digital technology aim to improve patient, carer and service user experiences of health services.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
NHS Digital is the new name for Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and the new Chair for NHS Digital is announced.
The role of the National Information Board is to put data and technology safely to work for patients, service users, citizens and the professionals who serve them. The NIB brings together national health and care organisat…
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