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Industry news in brief

29 September 2017

Industry nibs include nominated trusts in the running for best global digital exemplar, major contract deals and what NHS trusts spend per day on PCs.

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Cerner “lowered prices, rather a lot,” to get into GDE “game”

28 September 2017

One of the most experienced and highly regarded NHS CIOs has said Cerner significantly dropped its prices to win new business through the GDE programme.

Pre-surgery device helps patients combat stress at a London hospital

28 September 2017

A London hospital recently trialed a new digital health device assisting patients to manage their stress and anxiety before surgery.

NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms

27 September 2017

NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations lead admits.

Australia’s largest health district to use Patientrack e-obs

27 September 2017

Australia’s largest local health district is to use the e-observations platform from UK-based Patientrack to collect and analyse vital signs.

East and North Herts goes live with Lorenzo after WannaCry forces delay

26 September 2017

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has deployed its Lorenzo electronic patient record (EPR) after “considerable disruption” from WannaCry caused a delay.

Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing

25 September 2017

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic prescribing system.