England’s leading digital nurse has said she remains optimistic about the future of technological transformation in the health service, despite the recent news that NHS England will be dissolved. Helen Balsdon, chief nursing information officer (CNIO) for the country, told Nursing Times that nurses would be key to harnessing technology to improve the health service after upcoming restructure. “It’s not just NHS England; [integrated care boards], providers – we’re all having to work in a different operating model, with some fiscal challenges. Ms Grafton, while chairing the panel, said she was “disappointed” at the way the news about NHS England was announced, and that “a lot" of people in the profession were “anxious” about what the future held. She reiterated that, in her view, “the future is bright”, although there would be “difficult decisions” in the future.

Source: The Times March 18, 2025 18:06 UTC