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Irish hospital plans records access

18 November 2015

A hospital in Ireland plans to give patients access to their medical records by this time next year.

Doubt cast on value of computerised CBT

17 November 2015

Computer courses to treat depression are likely to be ineffective, according to research by the University of York that looked at their use in a real-world setting.

North Bristol live with Lorenzo

16 November 2015

North Bristol NHS Trust has become the first trust in the south of England to go live with the computer system Lorenzo.

NHS 24 abandons ‘challenging’ IT system

16 November 2015

Scotland’s health advice service, NHS 24, has had to withdraw a new, £117 million computer and phone system over patient safety fears as winter pressures approach.

Axed patient feedback service cost £1.2m

16 November 2015

NHS England’s abandoned patient feedback service Care Connect cost on average £1,600 for every patient query resolved, a Freedom of Information Act response reveals.

IT productivity plan an ‘educated guess’

16 November 2015

NHS England’s plan to spend billions on technology to drive efficiencies in healthcare provision is based on an “educated guess”, according to academic in health information.

Healthcare IT news in brief

13 November 2015

This week’s industry round-up includes the news that Yeovil Hospital has launched an online booking system and Bolton has updated its infrastructure with AppSense.