Apps win innovation prizes
An SMS helpline for teenagers, an app-based infection library, a tablet-based programme to help children relax before surgery, and an app to support the care of tiny babies have all won NHS Innovation Challenge Prizes.
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Scots NHS register sharing plans slammed
The Scottish government is facing criticism over plans to share information held in an NHS database with other public bodies.
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Norfolk trusts in two-year JAC roll-out
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system from JAC.
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Newborn screening tech covers England
An IT system to keep track of newborn babies screened for serious genetic conditions has expanded to cover the entirety of England.
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IPP picks CliniSys for new path service
Private provider Integrated Pathology Partnerships has picked CliniSys to help deliver a joined up pathology service for two hospital trusts in south Essex.
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Newham provides full EPS R2 coverage
Newham has become the third clinical commissioning group in the country to make the Electronic Prescription Service Release 2 available at all of its GP practices and pharmacies.
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Put GPs on NHS 111 calls – Hakin
Providers of the NHS 111 telephone service should have GPs on hand to provide clinical advice at peak times, according to NHS England’s national director of commissioning operations.
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Lords call for digital inclusion
The UK should have one minister to advance the country’s digital ambitions, according to a report published by the House of Lords that argues better digital skills would also improve employability and health.
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