Joe Talora

The government is proposing new legislation to bring "wholesale change" to the "fragmented IT vendor market" in healthcare, which is "hindering" information sharing.

The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders' priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.

NHS England has accused an integrated care system of lacking "critical self-reflection" about the severity of its problems.

Hospital porters at an acute trust are set to strike over what a union has called "diabolical" treatment.

NHS England has extended its contract with a consultancy firm to support the rollout of electronic patient records, increasing the value by £4m.

The current leader of the Department of Health and Social Care has been appointed as the prime minister's most senior official and head of the service.

The NHS should no longer do business with leading tech supplier Epic unless future iterations of its technology work with the NHS App, a senior government advisor has warned.

HSJ can reveal the 17 members of the digital, data and technology working group which is helping to shape the government's 10-year health plan, who include six local NHS leaders.

The national Federated Data Platform will be used to train AI models for future use by the NHS, according to NHS England's chief data and analytics officer.

The chair of an integrated care board in the south west is set to step down and take on a similar role at two trusts in a neighbouring system.