Movers and Shakers news roundup
November’s movers and shakers features a new CIO at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole and a government commercial director joining the supervisory GS1 UK.
Health CIO

Electronic system to improve patients’ end of life care shared nationally
Details about an electronic system which supports those who are receiving end of life care have been published nationally.
Shared Records 2

Kettering General Hospital introduces virtual visit solution
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is now offering its patients and their loved ones access to an app which allows them to book virtual visits.
Digital Patient 1

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough starts new EPR journey
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) has gone live with a new electronic patient record (EPR) across its children’s services.
Clinical Software 5

Internet access and digital skills essential to health and wellbeing
Access to the internet and having digital skills are essential for people’s health and wellbeing, an NHS Digital-led propgramme has shown.
News 1

Leicester General Hospital deploys Nervecentre mobile EPMA system
Leicester General Hospital has deployed a mobile electronic prescribing and medicines administration (EPMA) system from Nervecentre.
Clinical Software

Chesterfield Royal Hospital goes live with region-wide PACS system
Chesterfield Royal Hospital has become the sixth NHS Trust in the East Midlands to go live with region-wide imaging system.
Shared Records

Amazon makes its move into the health sector with online pharmacy
Amazon has made its move into the health sector and launched its own online pharmacy service which will allow customers to buy prescription medication.
Digital Patient

Sixteen NHS trusts receive share of £16m to support digital prescribing
Sixteen NHS trusts are to receive a share of £16m to go towards introducing an electronic prescribing system as part of an initiative launched in 2018.
Clinical Software 1

North west based “robodocs” talk telehealth Covid-19 programme
Two “robodocs” working across the north west of England have spoken about how they helped develop a tele-neonatology programme in response to Covid-19.
CCIO Network