Transformation Directorate

Blog archive

You can now find the latest blogs on the NHS England website - www.england.nhs.uk/blog

Putting your bleeps to sleep - using modern communications tools to improve care

As an A&E nurse I need to be able to communicate with my colleagues quickly and efficiently so we can provide safe and effective care for my patients. Currently many trusts rel…

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Talking with digital innovators

NHSX is committed to working with SMEs and start-ups to improve the contribution of technology to healthcare.Lisa Hollins talks about hosting the fourth in our series of events for digital innovators…

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Collaboration like never before - a birthday thank you to industry colleagues

As NHSX turns one and the NHS marks another year, an extraordinary year,  of caring for those we love, I’d like to thank the hundreds of digital tech companies that have pledged th…

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Extraordinary circumstances demand extraordinary people - a birthday thank you to our health and care family.

NHSX staff marked our first anniversary this week amid circumstances nobody could have predicted when we launched a year ago.And at the end of this week we will give thanks to the …

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The reality of using video call technology during COVID-19

It goes without saying, the coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on health and care services including speech and language therapy. Kelly Brow tells us about the reality of using video tech…

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The value of video: alleviating pressures on clinicians

The value of video: how NHSX is facilitating an innovative solution to alleviate pressures on cliniciansAs we know, the pressures which COVID-19 has placed on already stretched hea…

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Caring for our most vulnerable residents - so much more than a virtual ‘check in’

Dr Matt Hoghton, GP and Clinical Advisor to the Digital Primary Care programme shares his personal experience of providing virtual GP led care to nursing and care homes.Like my col…

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The use of online and video consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic - delivering the best care to patients

Dr Minal Bakhai, Deputy Director and Clinical Lead for Digital First Primary Care at NHS England and NHS Improvement and a GP in London, set outs the extraordinary way general prac…

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How the NHS is using digital technology to support people’s mental health

Simon Dixon, Deputy Director of Digital Transformation NHSX, and Rob Banathy, Digital Mental Health Workstream Lead, set out the work being led by NHSX Vulnerable, Isolated and Social Care (VISC) Cel…

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Supporting people who are vulnerable, isolated or supported by the social care sector

Iain O’Neil, Digital Transformation Director, provides an update on some of the work that is being delivered to support some of our most vulnerable and isolated citizens. This includes work to help c…

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