Movers and shakers news round-up
Healthcare industry appointments this month cover Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Channel 3 Consulting and Liva Healthcare, among others.
News 1
Lincolnshire Partnership switches on new mental health EPR
Over 2000 members of staff can now access digital referrals, community and inpatient records of its 202,080 patients via the Servelec RiO clinical system.
Clinical Software 1
Wave 2 of NHS Test Beds takes aim at diabetes and A&E admissions
Seven sites have been selected to run trials of digital initiatives designed to address healthcare challenges in the NHS.
Digital Patient 2
Lancashire trust tightens IT security bootstraps with ‘gold standard’ accreditation
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust has been accredited an ISO 27001 certification in information security following an independent assessment.
Cyber Security 4
Essex trust awards £5.7m HSCN connectivity contract to Updata Infrastructure
The five-year contract sees Capita-owned Updata move EPUT from the legacy N3 Network to the new, multi-vendor Health and Social Care Network.
Infrastructure 2
EyeControl headset for locked-in patients available on NHS Supply Chain
EyeControl, which combines an eye-tracking camera and speaker, allows patients who have lost the ability to move or speak to communicate.
Digital Patient
The CCIO profile: Dominic Bullas, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
In the Digital Health hot seat this week is Dominic Bullas, CCIO of Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, who reminisces about his days as a MicroProse fanatic and explains why removing a trust IT system is so much harder than putting one in.
CCIO Network
NHS digitisation expected to cost up to £13bn – report
Officials developing NHS England’s long term plan have estimated it will cost between £10.9bn and £12.9bn to support digitisation across 15 areas included within it.
News 4
Sick spacefarers to tap clinical support app aboard ISS
NASA astronauts on the International Space Station will be able to use UpToDate to check their symptoms and access clinical recommendations.
Digital Patient 1
Mark Jones appointed CIO of North Cumbria Health and Care ICS
The former CIO of Devon Partnership NHS Trust has been drafted in to head up digital strategy for the integrated care system in north-west England.
Health CIO