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25 September 2015

Digital Health News’ weekly catch-up on healthcare IT go-lives, wins, and company news.

Emis to deliver eConsult

25 September 2015

Emis Health has teamed up with the creators of WebGP to offer the online self-triage and patient information service to all practices under the new name, eConsult.

5,000 GP practices offer e-prescriptions

24 September 2015

More than 5,000 GP practices in England offer electronic prescriptions and15 million patients have signed up for the service.

System C buys The Learning Clinic

23 September 2015

System C has bought mobile clinical specialist The Learning Clinic, best known for the VitalPAC vital signs recording software.

Celts agree IT alliance

23 September 2015

NHS Wales and NHS Scotland have agreed an alliance to share technology developments and expertise.

East Sussex faces special measures

22 September 2015

The Care Quality Commission has recommended that East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust be put into special measures and cites access to patient records as an area that needs improvement.

Cambridge put in special measures

22 September 2015

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been put into special measures by Monitor, which says the trust’s e-hospital programme has caused “significant cost increases”, while benefits have not been realised.