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South East Coast Ambulance trust rolls out new CAD

7 August 2017

An ambulance trust has begun rolling out its new computer aided dispatch (CAD) system, after its previous system resulted in a patient harm review.

St George’s trust treatment data still inaccurate – CQC

7 August 2017

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comes under investigation by the CQC revealing its treatment data is still inaccurate.

Mobile app Echo is supporting medication adherence

7 August 2017

An app that electronically reorders medications and arranges for their delivery to a patient’s home is assisting with medicines adherence, an in-house study has suggested.

Richard Corbridge to become CIO at Leeds Teaching Hospitals

4 August 2017

Richard Corbridge has resigned at CIO of the Irish Health Service Executive to take up a new role as Chief Digital and Information officer of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, one of the largest trusts in the UK.

25,000 patient radiology records affected in HSE computer system

4 August 2017

It has been revealed that a data fault has affected 25,000 patient records and diagnostic images in the Health Service Executive (HSE) computer system.

Privacy and Healthcare Data book explores changing concept of ‘privacy’ and ‘patient control’

4 August 2017

Patients should be empowered by “the choice of control” – that is the key message addressed in the newly released industry book, Privacy and Healthcare Data.