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iSoft’s Cohen stands down after losses
Gary Cohen has resigned as the chief executive of iSoft as the company has announced major losses in its full-year results.
NHS Direct – number not service to go
Health secretary Andrew Lansley told reporters last week that NHS Direct would be replaced with a new 111 service, but the helpline says it is ‘business as usual’ and that only its 0845 number will be scrapped.
Row brews over end of NHS Direct
The government has defended its decision to scrap NHS Direct and replace it with a new 111 number service.
HIMSS Analytics launches awards
HIMSS Analytics Europe will in October introduce awards for European Hospitals that have achieved the highest scores on its the electronic medical record adoption model.

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