The costs of NHS England’s merger with NHS Digital and Health Education England continued to mount as the health service braced for a disruptive, three-day strike by junior doctors. The Scottish Government published a health and care data strategy while NHS England issued guidance to integrated care systems on setting up an intelligence function.
Also this week: an interview with Clive Flashman, a long-standing advocate for patient safety and engagement. Clive argues the NHS needs to take a systems approach to getting the right tech in the right places – and to build in learning loops to assure clinicians and patients that digital delivery is safe and effective.
