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Uptake for routine breast screening falls
The proportion of women aged 50-70 taking up routine breast screening invitations fell to 71.1 per cent in 2016-17 down from 72.1 per cent in 2015-16 and 73.6 per cent in 2006-07. It is at the lowest rate over the 10 year period.
Information sharing presents major barrier to social workers
98 per cent of social workers cited at least one difficulty with sharing information digitally, in research commissioned by NHS Digital.
NHS Digital deal bolsters protection against cyber security threats
NHS Digital has entered a new deal with Microsoft that supports health and care organisations in protecting their IT infrastructure against cyber threats.
A Statement from NHS Digital on the misrepresentation of our vacancy statistics in some media reports
A number of media reports on our vacancy statistics data published on 23 January have unintentionally misrepresented our data. It is not possible to use our data to draw any conclusions on the number of appointments as a proportion of advertisements raised. This is because our information is based on the secondary use of administrative data related to job advertisements within NHS Jobs. The appointments data is often not completed, as individual organisations will have alternative means of managing appointments information locally.
NHS Digital publishes guidance on data off-shoring and cloud computing for health and social care
National guidance has been published today, setting clear expectations for health and care organisations who want to use cloud services or data offshoring to store patient information.
NHS Digital comment on Reform report into Artificial Intelligence in health care
In light of the think-tank Reform's report into the use of Artificial Intelligence in health care, NHS Digital's Director of Data, Professor Daniel Ray, commented on the paper's recommendations about the need to get data right in order to progress the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
NHS Digital staff shortlisted for Women in IT Awards
NHS Digital staff have been shortlisted in for the Women in IT Awards 2018.
NHS Digital welcomes introduction of CQC's new rating system for digital GP tools
NHS Digital's Programme Director for Apps and Wearables has welcomed the announcement from the Department of Health that the CQC will be given the power to rate digital GP tools.