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Using data and technology to transform outcomes for patients and citizens.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreword Better use of data and technology has the power to improve…
NHS Digital is the new name for Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and the new Chair for NHS Digital is announced.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
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…
Review will look at ways to improve NHS IT, including electronic health records, to achieve a paper free health and care system by 2020.
Dame Fiona Caldicott appointed as National Data Guardian.
Professor John Newton will take over in January from Tim Kelsey as interim Chair of the National Information Board.
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
Mark Golledge is Programme Manager at the LGA, leading on health and care informatics, and co-executive lead of one of the NIB workstreams.
Local digital roadmaps: CCGs to submit plans for local health services to become paper-free at the point of care by 2020.
Lynda Thomas, Macmillan Cancer Support, on working with NIB to ensure data and technology are used safely and effectively in health care.
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