UCLH deploys 18 week RTT solution
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a new system from LogicaCMG to support compliance with the government’s 18 week referral to treatment (RTT) objective. The trust wanted to be able to electronically track the progress of every patient referred to them to ensure that they were offered an appointment within 18 weeks, […]
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Wireless solutions simplify communication
Creative applications of wireless technology are simplifying communication within localised communities in Europe, reports Neil Versel from MedInfo 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. In a surgical ward at Horsens Hospital in Denmark, nobody wastes time anymore hunting for clinicians, technicians or even the cleaning crew, thanks to electronic RFID tracking of all key personnel. Pagers are […]
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Report highlights NPfIT’s ‘impressive milestones’
‘Impressive milestones in the implementation of the National Programme for IT’ have been highlighted as one of the major achievements in the NHS in the first quarter of 2007/08, in a report published today. The IT programme is one of a number of key issues pulled out and focused upon to demonstrate good progress made […]
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New system supports care equipment service
Ethitec’s ELMS2 system is being used to help modernise the community care equipment loans service across three West Country primary care trusts. Pluss, a non profit distributing company, which manages equipment loans for primary care trusts (PCTs) in North Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, is using ELMS2 to deal with outsourced Integrated Community Equipment Services […]
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Call for electronic consent for secondary uses
Consent to use patient records for secondary uses should be recorded using electronic mechanisms integrated with core NHS systems, the Working Group on the Secondary Uses of Patient Information has recommended. The group, established to consider the issues around uses of patient-identifiable data for purposes other than direct patient care, said: “Consideration should be given […]
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Ekahau and VeriChip collaborate on RFID security
Hospitals across the world using Ekahau’s Wi-Fi enabled real time tracking solutions (RLTS) will benefit from tighter system security after the Finland-based company partnered with VeriChip. As part of the agreement, Ekahau will work alongside Xmark, a VeriChip subsidiary which specialises in RFID-based healthcare security systems. Specifically, the companies will collaborate on providing solutions around […]
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IBA wins bidding war for iSoft
iSoft has withdrawn its recommendation of the CompuGroup offer in favour of IBA’s latest £166m cash offer, the company confirmed today.
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Website enables NHS trauma care comparisons
Hospitals can compare their performances in trauma care against other trusts on a new website developed by the Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN). TARN was founded by the University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, and helps hospitals to collect and evaluate data on their trauma care (treatment of serious injuries such […]
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Predictive software shows health risks to patients
A GP has developed a predictive software tool which shows patients the benefits for their future health if they change particular lifestyle habits. Dr Chris Martin, developed the Laindon Survival Model, in an effort to enable patients to make a more informed choice about their healthcare, as part of his MSc Health Informatics course at […]
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Toolbar gives instant access to SearchMedica
GPs who use the SearchMedica medical search engine can now download a new toolbar, enabling them to search from whatever internet page is online at the time. The toolbar has been developed in a similar style to the Google toolbar, with GPs able to enter search terms into a box in the toolbar at the […]
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