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What is the Impact of Coronavirus on NHS Supply Chains ?

He sat down with Healthcare Global to discuss the supply chain , procurement teams and providing instant visibility as to where patients are in their treatment journey to their healthcare providers .
Healthcare organisations and the digital transformation struggle The NHS holds an enormous amount of data on multiple systems that do not easily interact with each other .
“ As a result of this , it is hard to make progress on managing or sharing data – otherwise known as interoperability – which , in turn , requires a huge manual effort from admin staff and clinicians ”, said Rule .
Tight budgets and a lack of digital skills means the barriers to digitisation can prove insurmountable and can stop projects from taking off . However , the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated healthcare ’ s adoption of new technologies . New digital services , such as remote consultations , and
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