Pharmacists demand patient record access
Community pharmacists in the UK should have read and write access to full electronic records for their patients, says the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in a new campaign.
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Sepsis detected early using new tech
Sepsis patients are being diagnosed and treated earlier with the help of new technology at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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NHS.uk: ‘digital hub’ plans progress
Plans for a new “digital hub” for health and care services are progressing with the creation of a specialist team to develop the NHS.uk website.
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Integrated health IT system planned
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust prefers a single computer system for community and mental health services
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GP federations share patient records
GP federations in England are testing technology to allow them to share and add to patient records in real time across different local practices.
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NHS-backed apps put patient data at risk
Dozens of apps that feature in the NHS Health Apps Library put the privacy of patient data at risk, according to a paper published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
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PKB sends epilepsy video to Peterborough
Peterborough and Stamford NHS Trust is encouraging the families of children with epilepsy to upload videos of their seizures to Patients Know Best to help with diagnosis.
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East Sussex faces special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended that East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust be put into special measures and cites access to patient records as an area that needs improvement.
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