E-Referrals set for ‘extended testing’
The Health and Social Care Information Centre will start extended testing of the new NHS e-Referral Service at the end of the month, after its go-live was delayed last autumn.
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NHS hunting for tech innovators
NHS England has launched a programme for healthcare pioneers to develop and scale their innovations and new technologies across the NHS.
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Advanced, Emis and Northgate in deals
Advanced Business Solutions has signed a deal with Kronos to provide its workforce management software to NHS trust, while Emis has acquired Medical Imaging, and Northgate has been acquired by Cinven.
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Royal Devon still assessing Epic costs
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking further work to assess the potential costs of implementing the Epic electronic patient record, after making a £19 million funding bid to NHS England’s technology fund.
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Three South CSUs to merge
Three commissioning support units in the South have become the latest CSUs to announce plans for a merger.
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RNOH to implement TPP e-prescribing
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust has signed a contract with TPP for its e-prescribing and e-discharge systems, with plans to roll it out by the end of the year.
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More TPP firsts for Plymouth
Plymouth Community Healthcare is set to finish implementing TPP’s SystmOne in June, with a mental health e-prescribing pilot due to take place this spring.
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HSCIC data lab to launch in March
The Health and Social Care Information Centre will launch a secure data lab for viewing sensitive patient data in March, allowing it to support the pathfinder stage of NHS England’s controversial care.data programme.
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HSCIC issues info code of practice
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has released a code of practice on confidential information, outlining how NHS organisations should securely collect, analyse and publish health and social care data.
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NHSmail SMS funding extended for GPs
NHS England has extended central funding of email-to-SMS services for primary care organisations using NHSmail, after the DH caused an outcry by announcing plans to cut funding from next March.
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