CSUs face job cuts but not privatisation
Commissioning Support Unit staff numbers are being reduced by up to 5%, but the units will not be privatised under new plans released by NHS England.
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Care.data safeguards detailed
Patient identifiable information extracted as part of care.data will not be available via Section 251 requests while NHS England establishes trust in the data sharing programme.
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Cerner live at Whipps Cross
Whipps Cross University Hospital has gone live with Cerner’s FirstNet in A&E and will deploy further functionality in the spring.
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East Kent uses Bloodhound on iPods
Staff at East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust will use Apple iPods at the bedside to match patients with blood products using its new Bloodhound system.
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East Sussex sticks with Oasis
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a 10-year contract to Oasis Medical Solutions to supply and support its patient administration system.
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Patients to add to medical record online
Patients will be able to contribute to their own medical record and switch GP practice online, NHS England’s director of patients and information Tim Kelsey has said.
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National Orthopaedic rolls out Tiara9
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust’s therapy department has begun implementation of the Tiara9 clinical administration system, starting with an online outpatient appointment module.
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HSCIC takes NHS Direct services
The Health and Social Care Information Centre will take over some NHS Direct services, such as online symptom checkers, from April this year.
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Practices ‘locked out’ of CQRS
GP practices have been unable to enter ‘enhanced service’ information into the tool for calculating their payments after being left in the dark about password changes.
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CCIO network launches 12-point plan
The CCIO Leaders Network has released a Vision and 12-point plan for chief clinical information officers, to improve the quality of clinical information across the NHS.
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