Final score: NPfIT in mental health and community services
As the National Programme for IT in the NHS drew to a close in London and the South, Rebecca McBeth assessed its impact on mental health and community trusts.
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FinIT: the end of NPfIT in London and the South
Cerner Millennium trusts had to be out of the BT data centre by the end of last month. With the exit of the final trust just two weeks late, Rebecca McBeth reports on the end of the National Programme for IT in two of its five regions.
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End of NPfIT in London and the South
The National Programme for IT has come to an end in London and the South with the exit of the final trust to deploy Cerner Millennium from the BT data centre.
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Formula 1 tech monitors sick children
An NHS hospital is using technology developed to monitor drivers in the McLaren Formula One racing team to keep track of the health of seriously ill children.
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North Bristol live with Lorenzo
North Bristol NHS Trust has become the first trust in the south of England to go live with the computer system Lorenzo.
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IT productivity plan an ‘educated guess’
NHS England’s plan to spend billions on technology to drive efficiencies in healthcare provision is based on an “educated guess”, according to academic in health information.
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CQC: Harlow trust must improve info
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust must improve the way information flows around its site, according to a report by the Care Quality Commission, that says the trust is struggling to cope with patient numbers and “requires improvement.”
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NHS IT needs £8 billion – McKinsey
Exclusive: The NHS needs to spend an additional £7.2 billion to £8.3 billion on digital technology over the next five years in order to achieve savings of between £8.3 billion and £13.7 billion, according to a report commissioned by NHS England.
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22 point plan for NHS digital adoption
Exclusive: A high-level report on NHS IT by management consultants McKinsey makes 22 recommendations to drive the adoption of technology and achieve the anticipated productivity gains; many of which have already become policy.
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Southampton chooses iMDsoft for electronic observations
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is implementing MetaVision SafeTrack across 57 wards, having already implemented MetaVision Patient Data Management in its high acuity services.
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