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Twelve million records shared in Merseyside

28 July 2016

More than 12 million records have been shared across Merseyside, as an increasing number of health and social services sign-up to share information.

Final three take Lorenzo deal

27 July 2016

Three trusts have been granted central funding to deploy Lorenzo as an electronic patient record system, as part of the deal agreed between the Department of Health and CSC in 2012.

Sheffield test bed aims to create perfect patient pathway

26 July 2016

A project is underway in Sheffield to use technologies to support patients with multiple long-term health conditions to care for themselves more effectively.

GP complaints in Warrington after Lorenzo switch

25 July 2016

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says GP complaints about incomplete discharge summaries since the trust switched electronic patient records have been largely resolved.

Blackwood handed health IT

22 July 2016

Nicola Blackwood has been handed responsibility for health IT in the post-Brexit shake-up of government.

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

22 July 2016

This week’s round up features new products and developments from well-known healthcare IT companies, including System C and Civica.

NAO raps DH for ‘admin error’ that just kept NHS in black

21 July 2016

The National Audit Office has rapped the Department of Health over the knuckles for the way it managed to avoid breaching its Parliamentary spending limits; while think-tanks have expressed concern about the impact of this morning’s financial reset.