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Oxford develops e-observations system

21 January 2016

An electronic patient observations system has been developed and rolled out in Oxford.

TechUK advises on info sharing

20 January 2016

TechUK has produced recommendations for safe and effective information sharing in health and social care.

Bitcoin tech has role in NHS: Walport

20 January 2016

The technology behind the Bitcoin currency has potential application in the NHS, where it could open up new ways to share records, the government’s chief scientific advisor has argued.

Local digital roadmaps delayed

19 January 2016

Clinical commissioning groups now have until June to submit their Local Digital Roadmaps after NHS England pushed back the submission date.

Hull and East Yorkshire faces RTT issues

18 January 2016

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has encountered data quality issues since it implemented the Lorenzo electronic patient record in June, and is facing penalties for missing waiting time targets as a result.

Healthcare IT news in brief

15 January 2016

This week’s round up of healthcare IT industry developments includes new launches and a competiton for junior doctors to win video promotion for a good quality improvement idea.