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A&E referrals reduced using EMIS Web

19 February 2014 12:00 AM

An east London urgent care centre has reduced its referrals to A&E by accessing patients’ GP records held in EMIS Web.

NDL trusts showcase their apps

19 February 2014 12:00 AM

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has created a range of mobile apps for its community staff that it plans to make available to other NHS trusts via NDL’s new App Showcase.

Care.data delayed

18 February 2014 5:35 PM

NHS England has announced a delay to the start of care.data extractions to allow more time to build public confidence in the scheme.

E-referrals to be mandatory – Nicholson

18 February 2014 12:00 AM

Use of the new NHS e-referrals service could become mandatory for GPs, NHS England’s chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said.

Half of labs to be on NPEx

18 February 2014 12:00 AM

Half of all the laboratories in England should be on the National Pathology Exchange by the end of the year, says an NHS England report.

Manchester and Merseyside CSUs to merge

17 February 2014 11:15 AM

Greater Manchester and Cheshire and Merseyside Commissioning Support Units are merging to create a new organisation spanning a population of more than 5m.

NHS Scotland awards network contract

17 February 2014 10:44 AM

NHS Scotland has awarded a contract worth up to £325m to provide a single public services network across the country, to a Capita and Updata collaboration.