GP practices in London and Manchester deploy X-on telephony solution
About 80 GP practices within North London Clinical Commissioning Group’s catchment and all 36 practices in Stockport, Greater Manchester, have move to X-on.
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Industry Spotlight: Rhonda Collins, Vocera
While working as a hospital chief nurse, and trying to understand why a digital project was proving challenging, Rhonda Collins encountered the concept of cognitive load. It’s an idea that’s now central to her work at clinical communications company Vocera, as Claire Read discovers.
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Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
Our May roundup of contracts and go lives includes news from University Hospitals Sussex NHS FT and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
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Imprivata launches virtual smartcard for fast NHS Spine access
According to Imprivata the solution improves security by eliminating smartcard workarounds and supports compliance with NHS information governance.
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Sussex Partnership selects Civica to deploy cloud-based e-prescribing tool
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has selected Civica to deploy a cloud-based electronic prescribing and medicine administration (ePMA) solution.
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University Hospitals Birmingham deploys outpatient tech from DrDoctor
Using DrDoctor’s tools patients can now view hospital letters online and take part in video consultations from their smartphone, tablets or laptops.
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University Hospitals Sussex to implement a care coordination platform
University Hospitals Sussex NHS FT has partnered with System C to implement a care coordination platform with the aim of joining up care.
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Guy’s and St Thomas’ plans to extend EPR to King’s hit by setback
Proposed plans to extend an Epic electronic health record to King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have been hit by a funding setback.
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals abandons £400m EPR tender
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals issued the tender in August 2020 but stopped the procurement due to concerns it would not “deliver a competitive result”.
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Imprivata and Isosec deal called off amid concern it ‘could stifle innovation’
The Competition and Markets Authority found that Imprivata and Isosec are “important rivals” the takeover could remove competition in the market.
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