Health Informatics


Academic Health Science Networks and Wealth Creation, a New Concept

When it was announced earlier this year that NHS England was creating a network of 15 new Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) to act as …



Where Treatments Meet Genetics: Making Stratified Medicine a Reality in Scotland

Earlier this week, we announced our part in the Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC), along with the healthcare and clinical research community in Scotland, …



Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2012: Improved management of chronic disease should be a priority for the NHS

Hospitals are under pressure as increasing numbers of elderly people, a report by experts suggest.
Dr Foster’s Hospital Guide 2012, launched last week, is the latest …



The NHS Mandate is a big step forward for technological innovation and collaboration in the UK.

When health secretary Jeremy Hunt unveiled the NHS mandate – the first ever ‘contract’ between the government and the NHS Commissioning Board – last week, …