Months after IT crash, Leeds still using paper for tests
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s pathology system went down on 16 September. Two months later the trust is still recovering.
Clinical Software
Severe NHSmail delays should have eased – NHS Digital
But some NHSmail services could still be experiencing delays caused by an inadvertent email to 840,000 users, and the subsequent flood of ‘reply-all’ emails.
Infrastructure
Brexit hits IT costs for NHS
Whoops, I sent an email to 840,000 NHS accounts
It started with a mistaken email to every NHS account in England. But it was the replies that brought one of the country’s biggest email services to a near standstill.
Infrastructure
NHS Lothian’s EPR needs immediate improvement – report
A major Scottish hospital has been told to immediately improve its electronic patient record, after an inspection found staff were not able to access, and often did not record, patient assessments.
Clinical Software
E-discharge standards to GPs ‘poor’
Central NHS organisations are rebooting attempts to improve communication between emergency departments and GPs, with the ‘perpetual winter’ crisis now affecting the NHS spurring new efforts.
Interoperability
Salisbury Lorenzo go-live ‘going okay at the moment’
Nearly 3,000 staff at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust have moved over to the Lorenzo electronic patient record after a successful go-live.
Clinical Software
Information Governance network launched
NHS England has set up a new information governance network in a further sign that big changes are coming for the IG Toolkit.
Cyber Security
Imperial College kicks off care information exchange
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has rolled out the North-West London care information exchange to patients for the first time, allowing them to access and share their record.
Interoperability
Social care faces big IT challenges – report
The NHS may be facing a steep climb in the quest for digital transformation but spare a thought for social care organisations.
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