COVID-19

The response by the New Zealand government to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the crisis there under control. HIMSS Insights spoke to Shayne Hunter, deputy director general of data & digital at the New Zealand Ministry of Health, about their strategy.

When Paul Roseworn flew out on holiday to Ireland and the UK in February to watch the Six Nations Rugby, he didn’t realise he would be caught up in a global pandemic.

The pandemic has underlined the importance of nurses working together and ensuring we are better prepared for any future crisis, as highlighted during the 'European Nurses Facing COVID-19' webinar hosted by HIMSS.

Dr. Michael von Bertele, non-executive director of Rutherford Health and Salisbury NHS foundation trust in the UK, writes about the ways we can build systems to avert critical situations, and be better prepared.  

The current crisis has been called a 'once in a career opportunity to transform the NHS.' Instead, perhaps we should call it 'a once in a career opportunity to reduce health inequalities and discrimination.

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the uptake of digital health solutions in a way not hitherto experienced by the sector.

The director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay writes about significant acceleration of digital transformation across the UK.

Iotics is aiming to provide real-time care bed availability across the UK.