The general election campaign continued, with the Liberal Democrats promising to raise an extra £7 billion a year for the NHS by putting a penny on income tax. Meanwhile, a leaked report suggested that Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust may have been the scene for the “largest maternity scandal in NHS history”; a story that is likely to evolve and throw a spotlight on NHS culture and safety practices next year.
NHSX, which is still looking for a chief technology officer, issued an ad for a new chief information officer, following Will Smart’s decision to take up a job with DXC Technology. Three mental health and community trusts announced electronic patient record procurements or go-lives; and more trusts did good things with apps.
