Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 16th March, 2019.

Here are a few I came across last week.Note: Each link is followed by a title and few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.-----https://www.digitalhealth.net/2019/03/what-matt-hancock-got-right-and-wrong-about-the-pager-purge/What Matt Hancock got right – and wrong – about the pager purgeNo one could disagree with Matt Hancock’s contention that the pager is an outdated pieces of technology. But Joost Bruggeman fears a blanket ban on their use in the NHS is a blunt tool – one which indicates a lack of frontline understanding and a disjointed national strategy unlikely to encourage innovation.DHI Admin – 5 March, 2019Matt Hancock’s announcement the NHS must purge the pager by 2021 is being met with cynicism and, in some instances, anger from those across the frontline NHS. Healthcare professionals of all disciplines are insistently arguing the... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - Category: Information Technology Authors: Source Type: blogs