NHS Direct calls cost £16 each
Calls answered by NHS Direct in the last year were costed at just over £16 each, official figures from the information and advice service show. In new figures presented to the NHS Direct board, the service identifies a total cost per call answered of £16.54. The total cost was calculated by dividing NHS Direct’s complete expenditure, including […]
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Millennium remains a ‘challenge’ at Worthing
The chief executive of Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust has said in a letter to staff that the Cerner Millennium system installed six months ago by Fujitsu continues “to be a challenge across the trust”. In a letter posted on the trust’s intranet, Stephen Cass, told staff: “All staff – whether you use the system […]
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Healthcare assistants’ access to SCR defended
Connecting for Health has defended the decision to allow healthcare assistants to access Summary Care Records (SCRs) in accident and emergency departments. Royal Bolton Hospital’s A&E department has been criticised by BMA IT representative Dr Paul Cundy after a document, released under the Freedom of Information Act, revealed that healthcare assistants are asked to print […]
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ANS Group to pilot voice based asset tracking
New wireless technology which enables a user to track the location of equipment or drugs using their voice is ready to be installed in NHS trusts by the ANS Group. The solution is based on Cisco wireless technology, and will allow staff to talk into a device and ask where the required resource currently is. […]
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New clinic in Ireland to study ageing process
The Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL) centre in Dublin, has opened a new clinic, supported by Intel and the Industrial Development Agency Ireland, which aims to discover and deliver technology solutions to support independent ageing. The clinic will be based in St James’s Hospital in Dublin, and aims to combine clinical knowledge with the […]
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CfH creates EPS release two logo
Connecting for Health (CfH) has created a logo to be displayed in pharmacies and surgeries to support the rollout of release two of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). The symbol is designed to act as a signpost for pharmacies and practices that are live with release two of EPS, and CfH says it hopes the […]
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Mobile health and EPR feature at CeBIT
CeBIT in Hannover is the biggest consumer IT show in the world, and is the place for laptop-maniacs, iPod-addicts and sat nav junkies to get their techno-fix. But as well as gadgets, it is also becoming a key place to watch out for e-health innovations. While the main show runs from 4-9 March, a special […]
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Conservatives hold review of NHS IT
The Conservative party has confirmed it is currently undertaking an independent review of the National Programme for IT. Shadow health minister, Stephen O’Brien, had initially announced in an opposition debate last June: “If the government do not agree to a full and independent review as a result of our call, we will, as a matter […]
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NHS Direct to target ‘deprived areas’
NHS Direct is seeking cash incentives to ensure staff reach out to “people in deprived areas”, as part of their bid to become a foundation trust. The idea was one of many pitched by its chief executive, Matt Tee, at the organisation’s first national stakeholder conference, held to get national input into its foundation trust […]
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Berlin health conference will focus on IT
Next week sees hundreds of senior health officials from across Europe congregate in Berlin, Germany, for the 4th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe. As a supporting publication, E-Health Europe will be reporting live from the event, bringing you all the latest developments in European e-health. As a taster of what’s expected to be announced […]
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