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Carter: NHS to adopt ‘meaningful use’

NHS Improvement should create ‘meaningful use’ standards for clinical IT systems and use incentives to drive better adoption of technology, Lord Carter’s review of hospital productivity recommends.

Wachter focuses on CCIOs

Dr Robert Wachter’s review of the digital future of the NHS will focus on issues of clinical engagement with IT implementations, particularly the role of chief clinical information officers.

Massive health IT framework coming soon

A massive new framework tender for electronic patient records, hosting, portals, mobile working and many other digital solutions will be published at the end of this month.

Healthcare IT appointments in brief

This month’s round up includes changes at King’s and Birmigham, a promotion at the HSCIC, and a new vice-president for Orion Health.

NHS 24 admits IT “systemic failure”

A frank report to the Scottish Government’s Public Accounts Committee has admitted that “systemic failure” is responsible for the ongoing failure to introduce new IT to the NHS 24 service.

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