E-obs attack norovirus at Portsmouth
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust has used an electronic observations system to cut outbreaks of norovirus by more than 90% over five years.
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Mental health trust to roll-out Medchart
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will be the first mental health trust to implement CSC’s Medchart when it starts rolling out the electronic prescribing system early next year.
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Walton Centre develops E-Obs in-house
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust has completed the roll-out of an electronic observations system that was developed in-house.
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Newcastle signs with Carestream
Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a ten-year deal with Carestream for a new, integrated picture archiving and communication system and radiology information system.
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North Middlesex implements VNA
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has implemented a vendor neutral archive from BridgeHead Software, which it will use for the storage both of radiology images and of enterprise-wide data.
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Industry round-up
This week’s industry round up includes go-lives, contract wins, and the appointment of a new managing director for Advanced Health and Care.
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NME trust plans i.PM wrap and replace
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has issued a tender for an electronic record that can wrap around i.PM – and possibly go on to replace it.
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Luton and Dunstable looks at Lorenzo
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is planning to submit a business case to procure CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record.
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IT belongs to Glasgow
Glasgow’s new ‘super hospital’ is an impressive building with impressive IT. Reporter Thomas Meek went to take a look; and, of course, he started with the robot porters.
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Another view: of the future of primary care IT
Why do so many incumbent IT suppliers get overtaken in their markets? GP Neil Paul’s been reading up on the subject, and reckons that some primary care suppliers should do the same.
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