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Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, has just said: “After a second constructive meeting, I am pleased to announce that my department will enter formal negotiations with the BMA junior doctors’ committee on Tuesday. “This is a crucial step forward, as we work to end this dispute and change the way junior doctors Continue reading Health and Social Care Secretary quote on junior doctor negotiations
In the ever-evolving landscape of early years education, a pressing issue looms large: the 30-hour funding policy and its repercussions. At the heart of this dilemma is the lack of adequate financial support for nurseries to meet the demands of this funding model. As nurseries grapple with ever-tightening budgets, the inevitable consequence is a Continue reading The Challenges Facing Early Years Education
Five top technology trends in physical access control – looking ahead HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity and physical access control solutions, announces the 2024 State of Physical Access Control Report, identifying five key trends that are shaping the future of access control. Produced by IFSEC Global in partnership with HID, the report Continue reading New State of Physical Access Control Report from HID
By Lesley Moore, Director, Field Services, Workday Implementing new HR and finance systems in the public sector can be daunting. Lesley Moore Traditionally, these systems have been riddled with challenges, including extensive customisation, long testing phases, poor reliability and difficulty applying software and a lack of updates. Not only did that mean public sector Continue reading Successfully implementing HR and finance systems in the public sector
Whichever party forms the next government will find a health and social care system facing enormous challenges. Highland Marketing asked its associates and clients what role health tech and med tech can play in addressing them. Highland Marketing asked some of its associates and clients what they hope the general election will mean for Continue reading What do health tech leaders want from the general election campaign?
Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of private and public sector construction and civil engineering projects, has started work on the second project awarded to it under the Lincolnshire County Council highways framework contract. Work has begun on the resurfacing and signal improvement scheme on Newland, Continue reading Winvic moves forward on second Lincolnshire County Council highways framework project
By Sascha Giese, Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds It’s now two years since the UK published its 2022-2025 roadmap for digital and data to transform government services and ensure every penny of taxpayers’ money is well spent. Sascha Giese The roadmap set out ambitious plans to “transform digital public services, deliver world-class digital technology and Continue reading Digital and data roadmap passes two-year milestone
Health Innovation East, the innovation arm of the NHS in the East of England and Cogniss, a no-code ecosystem for digital health solutions, have announced a strategic partnership to launch the Health Innovation East Digital Hub. A no-code ecosystem is an online collection of tools, ways of working and learning resources that help people Continue reading Health Innovation East partners with Cogniss to help drive the democratisation of digital health
By Anne-Marie Vine-Lott, Director of Health, Vodafone UK Anne-Marie Vine-Lott Restoring public sector productivity is a national priority. Recent ONS figures reveal productivity levels in the public sector considerably worsened in late 2023 – especially across healthcare and education – and to this day remain 6.8% lower than pre-pandemic levels. The Office for Budget Continue reading Solving the public sector productivity puzzle: why connectivity holds the key
By Tim Freestone, chief strategy and marketing officer, Kiteworks The sheer number of cyber-attacks in recent years puts the inadequacy of current systems into sharp focus. Alas, many public sector organisations are still using decades old legacy, homegrown technologies to manage the storing, transfer, and sharing of data. Although this approach has historically been Continue reading The need to modernise secure content communication approaches
There is considerable excitement about the potential of AI to deliver more accessible, efficient, and high-quality healthcare; alongside concern about data privacy, bias, and how these new tools will be used in clinical practice. The key to realising the benefits and addressing the concerns is the adoption of standards for the development and implementation Continue reading Why standards are key to building trust in AI
NHS trust is adopting new recruitment software to streamline processes, improve experience for managers and candidates, and address equality, diversity and inclusion Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is working with Oleeo to help to support its recruitment processes and deliver a better experience for recruitment managers and candidates. The trust, which employs 14,000 Continue reading Somerset NHS Foundation Trust works with Oleeo to streamline recruitment
We need to focus on solving the right problems with technology, and facilitate better conditions, in order to improve smart healthcare adoption at scale in the NHS, writes Dr Paul Deffley, chief medical officer for Alcidion. Where would you position the NHS in relation to other countries, when it comes to the adoption of Continue reading Is ‘smart health tech’ solving the right problems for the NHS?
Reporter: Stuart Littleford More than 2,000 devices reported lost or stolen across seven government departments in 2023 Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, has today announced findings from annual Freedom of Information (FoI) responses into data breaches and device loss within government departments. The results highlight an alarming number Continue reading Data of over 10,000 customers put at risk by HMRC breaches declared to ICO
Scottish Health Secretary announces additional £100,000 for the initiative. A programme which uses football to promote mental health and wellbeing has received additional funding from Scottish Government. The Changing Room – Extra Time initiative has been awarded £100,000 for a fourth year. It builds on The Changing Room – a 12-week programme which takes Continue reading Support for football focused mental wellbeing programme
Reporter: Stuart Littleford FourNet becomes the only partner in the UK to earn the top tier accreditation Digital transformation and customer experience experts, FourNet, have been awarded Platinum Status by NICE, one of the world’s leading CX AI providers. FourNet is one of just four Solution Providers this year, and the only partner in the UK, to Continue reading ‘PLATINUM STATUS’ – A NICE award for FourNet
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