Evidence developed for IT investment
NHS England is working with McKinsey to develop an evidence base for the NHS to invest in technology.
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Trusts need two years’ extra XP support
Trusts will need an extension of Windows XP support for up to two years in order to migrate safely on to a newer operating system, NHS IT experts have said.
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Devon and Torbay in Symphony
South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Torbay and Southern Devon Heath and Care NHS Trust are buying an A&E system from Ascribe.
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Four South trusts tender for ePMA
Four southern acute trusts have tendered for an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system worth £5m-£7m, backed by central funding.
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US and UK take forward health IT MoU
The US and UK are working together on harmonising quality indicators, releasing and using health data, the Blue Button initiative, and the interoperability of electronic patient record systems, under their memorandum of understanding on healthcare IT.
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GP IT funding split evenly nationwide
GP IT funding will be paid to clinical commissioning groups on a per-head-of-population basis under new plans revealed by NHS England.
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Taunton picks IMS Maxims
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has picked IMS Maxims as preferred bidder to supply its electronic patient record system.
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Hunt optimistic about NHS and technology
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is optimistic about the future of the NHS because of the “technology revolution” that is about to hit the delivery of health care.
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Treasury releases tech fund money
The Treasury has approved funding for the second tranche of projects in the first round of the ‘Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards: Technology Fund’.
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New NHS Choices open to SMEs
The successor to NHS Choices will not be outsourced, but run in-house with help from a number of small and medium-sized enterprises, EHI has learned.
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