EHTEL helps Swedish government review e-health
The Swedish government and healthcare authorities have called upon the European Health Telematics Association to discuss their national e-health strategy. The discussion took place in a two-day meeting in Stockholm last week and was the first time that e-health industry body EHTEL had been asked to advise a national government. EHTEL president, Martin Denz, told […]
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NHS launches cancer toolkit
The NHS has formally launched a Cancer Commissioning Toolkit to help local NHS managers to develop better cancer-fighting strategies based on national standards and data. Until recently, data on the effective use of cancer drugs, treatments and waiting times has been held in 15 competing databases and often in paper format. The toolkit is a […]
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Hospitals failing to pass on crime data
Almost four out of five NHS hospitals are failing to collect and share data with police and local authorities that could help to reduce violent crime. Figures obtained in response to a Freedom of Information Act requests by the Liberal Democrats show that of 123 acute trusts that responded, only 25 were collecting details relating […]
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GPS tracking for dementia patients
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has announced it is trialling the use of GPS devices to track dementia patients. The GPS systems are aimed at prolonging the length of time people can spend living in their own homes and also to monitor patients when they are out and about. The trackers, which […]
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Winchester deploys new e-prescribing system
Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust deployed a hospital wide e-prescribing system in just four days. The trust decided that its old e-prescribing system was outdated and chose JAC’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration solution to replace it. Damien Kelly, the trust’s lead pharmacist electronic prescribing and pharmacy systems IT manager said: “The usual approach […]
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Oxford chooses Imprivata OneSign
Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust has announced it has chosen Imprivata OneSign to provide a single sign-up solution, enabling staff to use just one password to access multiple systems. The single sign-on will help staff access patient information more quickly and securely. Previously, staff have had to manage up to five passwords to access different applications, […]
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RCN develops telehealthcare resource
The Royal College of Nursing has announced that it is developing a telecare and telehealth resource for its members. The RCN is encouraging members to participate in an online survey so it can find out what members needs are in relation to telehealth and telecare. The survey includes multiple choice questions such as ‘what should […]
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Trust loads C+B referrals manually
An NHS acute trust has been using staff to manually upload paper referrals to boost its Choose and Book performance against government targets. A report to the board of NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly says: “Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has been uploading paper referrals to the Choose and Book system to improve performance.” […]
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Vascular pods from Telehealth Solutions
Telehealth Solutions has developed a series of ‘pods’ or touch-screen devices that it says can be used to support the national vascular checks programme. The government announced last year that it would begin rolling-out free vascular screening for 40-74 year-olds in April 2009. Primary Care Trusts have been told to develop their own informatics solutions to support […]
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LAS system crashes again
The London Ambulance Service computer system crashed for nearly two hours on one of the busiest nights of the year so far. The crash hit the LAS on Saturday night, when a fault occurred in the computer-aided dispatch system. This feeds emergency calls into a computer and automatically alerts the nearest ambulance. As technicians worked […]
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