Electronic observations at Southampton
20 October 2015
Paper patient charts will be replaced by iPod Touch devices when a new electronic observations system is introduced in Southampton hospitals next month.
News
EPR delayed by data migration problems
19 October 2015
Referral to treatment data migration problems have forced North Bristol NHS Trust to delay the go-live of its Lorenzo electronic patient record.
CSC urges trusts off ‘ancient’ PAS
19 October 2015
Trust board papers suggest that healthcare computing company CSC is looking to halt support for one of its oldest patient administration systems.
Barcoded medicines to prevent fake drugs
19 October 2015
All prescription medicines will need to carry a barcode on their packaging to reduce the risk of counterfeit and unsafe drugs entering the healthcare system following new European regulations.
Healthcare IT news round-up
16 October 2015
This weeksâ roundup includes news that Spire Healthcare has adopted a wide range of Carestream technologies, a new contract for The Learning Clinic from its first trust, and INPS one-day events.
Alder Hey hospital upgrades IT system
15 October 2015
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a new version of the Meditech electronic patient record.
East Lancs digitises nursing forms
15 October 2015
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Caradigm have turned several paper nursing forms into electronic documents.
NHS AI blood test could reduce invasive cancer exams for women
9 July 2026
Thousands of women could avoid invasive diagnostic procedures for suspected womb cancer under an NHS
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board rolls out Better ePMA
9 July 2026
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has begun rolling out the Better Meds electronic prescribing and
NHS staff to face sack or prison for unlawful patient data access
8 July 2026
NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has said NHS staff face the sack or
Birmingham trusts launch InterSystems shared patient portal
8 July 2026
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts have launched a
Uni Hospitals of Leicester upgrades EPR and begins AVT rollout
7 July 2026
University Hospitals of Leicester has upgraded its Nervecentre EPR system and begun the phased deployment
