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Birmingham OwnHealth in hands of GPs
GPs will decide whether the first telephone-based care management service in the UK should continue.
Cruickshank: clarity needed on future
John Cruickshank, the author of a well received report on ‘Fixing NHS IT’, has called for more clarity about its future direction following the effective end of the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
NPfIT’s GP elements to become services
The GP elements of the National Programme for IT in the NHS are destined to become services, while a review of the Summary Care Record will focus on consent and ‘enrichment.’

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire launches Data Academy
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire has launched a Data Academy to provide training for patient and

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing
Today’s coffee briefing covers £13m in green funding for Newham Hospital, plus insights from the

Nottingham University Hospitals introduces bedside fit notes
Clinicians at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust can now issue eMED3 electronic fit notes directly

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS FT goes live with EPR
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with an electronic patient record

‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracking goes live on NHS App
An “Amazon-style” prescription tracking feature has been rolled out in the NHS App to reduce