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The newly-created UAE-UK Sovereign Investment Partnership will “serve as a coordinated investment framework to grow a future-focused relationship between the two nations, driving economic recovery, jobs and growth.”

UK Emergency Department survey shows poor usability for major EHRs, with NHS CCIO saying ‘too little has changed’ in 15 years.

The programme aims to invest €5.1bn in EU countries, health organisations and NGOs to boost innovation and build the resilience of health systems.

Healthcare experts from across Europe discussed, in two virtual panels, how systems have been prioritising the acceleration of their digital transformation, in order to improve outcomes, since COVID hit last year.

The report estimates that by 2026, the European telehealth market will bring in $17.35bn in revenue.

The investment is intended to ease backlog of patients seeking outpatient appointments.

Dr Simon Eccles, deputy chief executive and chief clinical information officer at NHSX will lead the digital programme.    

Also, new UK National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care announced. 

Matt Hancock revealed that seven trusts will receive up to £6M over the next three years as part of the NHSX programme. 

Since its initial go-live in March 2020, the UK-based GNCR initiative has reached a number of milestones.