NHS England

Virtual wards have a positive impact on COPD patients and costs, says report

An NHS England-commissioned study has found that patients and staff have had positive experiences with virtual wards. The model has…

NHS England warned it needs to get public onboard for new data platform to work

NHS England needs to work with the public, medical staff and third sector organisations if it wants its Federated Data…

Doctors urge ‘pause’ on Federated Data Platform bidding amid Palantir data security concerns

US big data company Palantir is facing more opposition to its bid to win the £480m NHS England Federated Data…

Only ‘handful’ of health and care authorities are using digital care solutions

Only a handful of public services are delivering digital care in people's homes at scale, according to a new report.…

NHS England plans to create 3,000 additional ‘virtual ward beds’ this year

NHS England is looking to free up more beds and speed up patient discharge using "virtual wards" with the agreement…

NHS turns to AI to solve its ‘missed appointments’ problem

An NHS Trust is bringing in artificial intelligence (AI) software to predict potentially missed appointments and offer back-up bookings. But…

NHS agrees £11.5m Palantir contract extension as costs soar

The NHS has extended its data platform service contract with controversial US business Palantir for another six months, costing it…

Zoom-based locums on tap? NHS’s £100m digital framework suggests telehealth is here to stay

Before lockdown was introduced, Royal College of GPs’ data shows that approximately a quarter of GP appointments were carried out…