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28 December 2018

Digital Health’s Review of 2018 Part Two: July to December

As Digital Health continues its round up of 2018, we hit the second half of the year. Claire Read looks
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Matt Hancock Rewired
19 December 2018

Matt Hancock named as Digital Health Rewired keynote speaker

The Secretary for State for Health and Social Care will be joined on day two by chairman of the British
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11 December 2018

AI cancer detection programme to be given government funding boost

The Accelerating Detection of Disease programme has been named as part of the government's second Life Science Sector Deal.
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A businesswoman uses a fax machine
10 December 2018

NHS banned from buying new fax machines as Hancock orders phase-out

Matt Hancock has banned NHS organisations from buying new fax machines beyond January 2019, under plans to remove them from
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CIO Board Meeting
6 December 2018

Hancock urges NHS chief execs to get on board with CIOs

In a keynote at an event in London on 28 November, the health secretary spoke about leadership in the NHS
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Digital Health News Poll
30 November 2018

Poll results reveal readers’ opinions on Hancock’s HealthTech board

Find out whether Digital Health News readers believe there should be more clinicians on the board which aims to help
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HealthTech Advisory Board
23 November 2018

Poll: Should there be more clinicians on Hancock’s Healthtech Advisory Board?

The board is intended to "help guide the government on its mission to overhaul technology and IT in health and
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CIO Board Meeting
19 November 2018

Hancock’s Healthtech Advisory Board to meet for the first time

Chaired by academic Dr Ben Goldacre, the board will be focussed on the future to assist policy creation and challenge
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Matt Hancock with NHS staff
12 November 2018

Hancock to deliver NHS transformation mission statement in Paris

Hancock will appear today at the GovTech summit in Paris to discuss how AI and other technological advances could transform
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2 November 2018

Hancock confirms around 500 NHS Digital staff could be axed

The secretary of state for health and social care was questioned by the MP for Leeds Central, Hilary Benn, about
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