NHS digital transformation team to begin work next month

England’s NHS is gearing up towards the ‘go live’ of a new digital transformation team that aims to drive service improvement using health data and technology. The government announced the creation of NHSX last month and there are now 11 days to go before the official launch said health minister Nicola Blackwood at a digital health conference. Blackwood was speaking at Delving into Digital, an event hosted by the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC). The new unit has been created to help implement health secretary Matt Hancock’s technologically-driven vision for the NHS, as well as the long term plan to improve services. NHSX will bring together various different partners from across the health and care system to improve digital services, Blackwood said in her speech. She said that the new organization will improve quality of care, efficiency, and benefit both staff and patients.