Nick Carding
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NHSE hires new tech chief amid ‘difficult’ merger
A former director of the government's medicines regulator has been appointed as the NHS' interim chief information officer, he has confirmed. → Read More
NHSE names new tech chief amid ‘difficult’ merger
A former director of the government's medicines regulator has been appointed as the NHS' interim chief information officer, he has confirmed. → Read More
Cyber security strategy among dozens of tech promises missed by government
The government has failed to meet most of its own deadlines for commitments to improve how the NHS uses data, including developing a cyber security strategy, HSJ can reveal. → Read More
NHSE appoints two new tech chiefs
NHS England has appointed an interim successor to long-serving chief clinical information officer Simon Eccles, who left his position last year, HSJ can reveal. → Read More
Trust delays £450m IT system to ensure ‘safe’ implementation
One of England's biggest NHS trusts has delayed the implementation of its new £450m electronic patient record to ensure the new system is launched 'safely', HSJ has learned. → Read More
Trust buys £85m EPR after abandoning ICS-wide procurement
An acute trust has signed an £85m deal with Oracle Cerner for a new electronic patient record, two years after abandoning a £400m procurement that included options for neighbouring trusts to join. → Read More
Trust buys £85m EPR after abandoning previous procurement
An acute trust has signed an £85m deal with Oracle Cerner for a new electronic patient record, two years after abandoning a previous procurement. → Read More
ICS plans ‘integrated NHS groups’ spanning ICB and trusts
An integrated care system that has struggled with "strained and challenging relationships" is exploring "joint constitutional committees" spanning its integrated care board and two provider trusts. → Read More
McKinsey wins £1m contract to devise new NHSE data model
Consultancy firm McKinsey has been awarded a contract worth almost £1m by NHS England to provide a new data and analytics operating model. → Read More
NHS tech funding falls to less than £1bn
NHS England's technology budget is now worth less than £1bn after a significant amount of cash was diverted elsewhere, HSJ has learned. → Read More
Trust set for ‘significant’ windfall after court victory
An acute trust is set to recoup at least £14m from the taxman after winning a judicial review over VAT. → Read More
'Potential harm' review ordered into county's cancer patients
Commissioners have begun a 'serious incident review' across their integrated care system after early indications showed patients may have suffered harm due to long waits for cancer treatment. → Read More
Harm caused by long cancer waits to be investigated by ICB
Commissioners have begun a 'serious incident review' across their integrated care system after early indications showed patients may have suffered harm due to long waits for cancer treatment. → Read More
System’s trusts failing to tackle ‘completely unjust’ health inequalities
All three acute trusts in an integrated care system are failing to meet national requirements to tackle health inequalities after being overwhelmed by emergency and elective care pressures. → Read More
Trust underplayed ‘catastrophic’ IT outage
A major London trust has been criticised for 'underplaying' the problems caused by a 'catastrophic' IT outage, a new report has revealed. → Read More
Planned deficit more than doubles at financially challenged ICS
One of England's most financially challenged integrated care systems will increase its expected deficit this year by £30m. → Read More
Trusts move away from joint EPR plan
A joint electronic patient record system for acute providers across two neighbouring integrated care systems is now unlikely, according to one of the trusts involved. → Read More
£480m contract for national data platform tendered by NHS England
NHS England has launched its much-delayed procurement for a new national data platform. → Read More
Ex-police chief to chair struggling trust
A former police chief has been appointed chair of England's most under-pressure ambulance trust. → Read More
NHSE pays £11.5m to extend Palantir data contract
NHS England has extended a controversial contract with tech firm Palantir, following a long delay to its procurement of a new data platform. → Read More