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North Bristol live with Lorenzo

16 November 2015

North Bristol NHS Trust has become the first trust in the south of England to go live with the computer system Lorenzo.

NHS 24 abandons ‘challenging’ IT system

16 November 2015

Scotland’s health advice service, NHS 24, has had to withdraw a new, £117 million computer and phone system over patient safety fears as winter pressures approach.

Axed patient feedback service cost £1.2m

16 November 2015

NHS England’s abandoned patient feedback service Care Connect cost on average £1,600 for every patient query resolved, a Freedom of Information Act response reveals.

IT productivity plan an ‘educated guess’

16 November 2015

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.

Healthcare IT news in brief

13 November 2015

This week’s industry round-up includes the news that Yeovil Hospital has launched an online booking system and Bolton has updated its infrastructure with AppSense.

E-discharge: unmonitored target defended

12 November 2015

The October target for all providers to send discharge letters electronically is not being monitored nationally, but has focused attention on the need to make the process paperless, supporters have argued.

E-discharge: Nottinghamshire junks faxes

12 November 2015

Some Nottinghamshire GPs have used the October e-discharge target to stop receiving faxes altogether, forcing all providers to adopt electronic processes.