Digital transformation in the NHS

Health and Social Care Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 13 May 2022 Closed: 6 Sep 2023 Parliament page
The Committee has launched a new inquiry focusing on digital transformation in the NHS. The inquiry will explore the current use of digital technology and examine how it needs to change in order to deliver an improvement in services and outcomes for patients. The inquiry will consider key aspects of … Read more
8 Recommendations
7 Conclusions
1 Report
3 Oral sessions
3 Events
Activity timeline 8 events
14 Mar
2023
14 Mar
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 6, Palace of Westminster
11 Jan
2023
11 Jan
2023
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
15 Nov
2022
15 Nov
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Oral evidence sessions 3 sessions
Dr Tim Ferris · NHS England Kathy Hall · Department of Health and Social Care The Lord Markham CBE · Department of Health and Social Care
Chris Askew · Diabetes UK David Ramsden · Cystic Fibrosis Trust Dr Tim Ferris · NHS England Jackie Gray · NHS Digital Kathy Hall · Department of Health and Social Care Liz Ashall-Payne · ORCHA Simon Bolton · NHS Digital
Dr Paul Atkinson · Royal College of General Practitioners John Dean · Royal College of Physicians Karen Payne · NHS Dorset Pritesh Mistry · The King's Fund
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
15 Recommendation Rejected
Eighth Report - Digital transforma…
Introduce comprehensive accreditation scheme for third-party healthcare apps with clear publicity
The Department and NHS England should work together to introduce a more comprehensive accreditation scheme for third-party healthcare apps, in addition to the current approach of recommending specific apps on some nhs.uk webpages. Within this scheme it should be easy … Read more
Government Response
The government rejected the recommendation for a comprehensive third-party app accreditation scheme, stating the previous NHS Apps library was ineffective, and instead established DTAC standards for apps used in the NHS, planning a directory for these by late 2023/24.
Department of Health and Social Care
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Government Response AI assessment · 15 of 8 classified

Total 8 recs + 7 conclusions