Joe Talora
Joe joined HSJ at the start of 2023 and writes about technology nationally as well as local issues in the South and South West. Previously, he worked as a BBC Local Democracy Reporter based at the Evening Standard.
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- joe.talora@hsj.co.uk
NewsTrusts announce merger months after launching ‘group’
Two hospital trusts in the South West are planning to formally merge, just months after officially forming a “hospital group”.
NewsTwo ICB chief executives to stand down
Two integrated care board chief executives have announced their resignations.
Expert BriefingThe Download: Write back at you
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsProvider beset by governance failings gets new CEO
A community services provider in the South West has appointed a substantive chief executive following more than12 months of upheaval which saw several board resignations and an NHS England investigation.
NewsPalantir calls for greater interoperability between suppliers
The UK head of Palantir has urged the government to ensure other suppliers of software to the NHS make their products interoperable with the federated data platform.
NewsStaff will have to ‘see more patients’ to justify tech funding
Services will have to change clinicians’ job plans to increase productivity, in order to receive national tech funding, an NHS England director has suggested.
NewsNon-acutes ‘will get more tech funding’
Community and mental health trusts will receive a larger share of national technology funding to enable the move to neighbourhood teams, an NHS England director has said.
Expert BriefingThe Download: The ‘drug dealer model’
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsExclusive: ‘Virtual hospitals’ to be launched in 10-Year Plan
The upcoming 10-Year Health Plan is set to propose the introduction of “virtual hospitals” based on patients directly contacting consultants on an Uber-style platform, HSJ has been told.
Expert BriefingThe Download: Resistance is futile
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by Ben Clover and Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsNHS App director reverses decision to join tech consultancy firm
The national director for NHS digital channels has reversed his decision to join a tech consultancy firm as an advisor after the initital announcement was greeted with widespread criticism.
NewsBoard failings mean provider is breaching its licence, says NHSE
A large community services provider in the South West has been found in breach of its licence conditions after an NHS England investigation found a raft of governance failings.
NewsTech leaders warn against transferring ICB functions
NHS tech leaders have warned that proposals to shift digital functions from integrated care boards to providers pose significant operational risks.
NewsMajor AI project paused over patient data concerns
NHS England has paused a major AI project after concerns were raised about how the primary care records of 57 million people were used to train it.
Expert BriefingThe Download: Marching into No.10
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
NewsStaff locked in hospital during ‘unprecedented’ power cut
Staff were effectively “locked in” a hospital at night during a power cut that led to a major incident being declared last year, HSJ can reveal.
NewsNHSE pays consultants £13.3m to help digital laggard trusts
NHS England has awarded a firm a £13.3m contract to provide “tiger teams” to help a handful of trusts install their first electronic patient record.
NewsNHSE could impose new cancer system on struggling trusts
Trusts failing to meet cancer standards may be encouraged to use a new tool on the federated data platform, HSJ understands.
NewsSuppliers to help design Streeting’s ‘single patient record’
NHS England is asking suppliers for advice on designing the “single patient record” (SPR), which is seeking to create a “single version of the truth” across the NHS and social care.
Expert BriefingThe Download: The FDP is an ‘empty box’ in many areas
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.