WebGP to reach millions
A GP e-consultation and self-help web service expects to reach 2 million patients by this time next year.
Digital Patient
Milton Keynes to stick with Cerner
Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a ten-year, £23 million deal to continue using Cerner Millennium beyond the end of its national contract for the system.
Clinical Software
London shares urgent care plans
Thousands of urgent care plans for the chronically ill and dying will be shared between health and social care providers across London using InterSystems’ HealthShare.
News
Connecting Care ramps up
Bristol’s shared care record scheme has moved into phase two with the aim of reaching 10,000 users over the next five to seven years.
News
Delay to 700,000 patient opt-outs
The Health and Social Care Information Centre is “extremely concerned” that 700,000 patient objections to having their identifiable data shared have yet to be enacted more than a year on from being registered with a GP.
AI and Analytics
Weston retains Cerner until acquisition
Weston Area Health NHS Trust has signed a £3.2 million deal to continue using Cerner Millennium until the trust’s “imminent” acquisition by Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical Software
Super hospital “catalyst” for paperless
The opening of Glasgow’s new £842 million super hospital has been a “catalyst” towards moving to a paper-free environment, its IT lead has said.
Infrastructure
CCGs need IT practice agreements
Clinical commissioning groups must put an IT practice agreement in place with every practice before the end of the year, or risk losing GP Systems of Choice funding, NHS England has warned.
News
Robots live in new super hospital
Glasgow’s new £842 million super hospital opened its doors this week with 26 robot porters operating in the basement.
Infrastructure
Yeovil gets £3.7m to implement EPR
Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has received £3.7m in government funding to implement InterSystems’ electronic patient record system.
Clinical Software