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Barts Health has pathology and imaging IT crash

25 April 2017

The largest trust in the country has suffered a huge IT failure affecting its pathology and imaging systems, which is now into its sixth day.

NHS hospitals won’t be paperless before 2027

25 April 2017

A new report from market research firm Digital Health Intelligence concludes the government’s target for all NHS hospitals to become paperless will not be met before 2027.

Health wearables firm Fitbit holds talks with NHS

24 April 2017

It was revealed at the weekend that Fitbit has held discussions with the NHS on health wearables for people with long-term conditions.

Juliet Bauer confirms NHS.uk to become gateway to GP records by September

24 April 2017

From September the newly revamped NHS Choices will become NHS.uk and the gateway to order repeat prescriptions, book appointments, register for a GP and find a pharmacy.

Ireland community pharmacies now have access to Healthmail

Irish community pharmacies now have access to Healthmail

21 April 2017

A secure clinical e-mail system is now being extended to all health care professionals in primary care in Ireland, including community pharmacists.

Health IT news in brief

21 April 2017

Today’s health IT news in brief covers an expansion of shared records in East London and the continuing fall out from the cyberattack on US radiation monitoring firm Landauer.