Granger says he is ‘ashamed’ of some systems provided
The departing head of the NHS IT programme Richard Granger has said he is ashamed of the quality of some of the systems put into the NHS by Connecting for Health suppliers, singling Cerner out for criticism. Going further than he before in acknowledging the extent of failings of systems provided to some parts of […]
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BT encourages trusts to use its conferencing service
Working across the UK health sector BT is helping to save millions of pounds each year as more and more trust sign up to conferencing solutions, which will further be enhanced by Video Conferencing soon to be available over the Health Service network. BT Conferencing is BT’s specialist service for the delivery of robust, reliable […]
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Liquidlogic launch integrated adults system
Collaborative software provider Liquidlogic has launched a new web-based integrated adults system (IAS) which will allow local authorities and NHS trusts to keep one detailed record of a patient’s social care needs from the care planning process, to referral history and financial management. The web-based system is based on Liquidlogic’s Integrated Children’s Solution, used widely by […]
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DH denies report that NPfIT is to be shelved
Suggestions in a weekend newspaper that the NHS is to shelve the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) have been strongly denied by the Department of Health (DH) today. According to the News of the World, NHS chiefs have agreed to shelve the programme after admitting it was an expensive failure. The report claims: “Hospitals have […]
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DH details 100 assistive technology projects it has funded
Nearly 100 research projects on assistive technology including telecare and telehealth schemes were funded by the government or the European Union in 2006/7, according to a report from the Department of Health (DH). The DH annual report on research and development in assistive technology notes an increase in the importance attached to telecare to support […]
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iSoft shareholders approve IBA takeover
iSoft shareholders have voted to approve the £142m takeover offer from Australia’s IBA Health for the British software company at the centre of the NHS IT upgrade programme. Shareholders overwhelmingly approved the resolution to approve the recommended offer for iSoft, the wholly-owned subsidiary of IBA, IBA UK, at an Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday, 6 […]
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Scottish hospital to use robots to move goods
Robots transporting hospital goods and equipment will be used for the first time in a new hospital being built at Larbert in Stirlingshire, under a £300m private finance initiative. The robots are being developed by a consortium involved in the new build and will run along separate corridors and use magnetic strips or infra red […]
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Affiniti wins £67.6m ICT services PFI deal for North Staffs
Communications integrator Affiniti has been awarded a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract worth £67.6m over 37 years to manage, design and implement all current and future ICT services for two new hospitals in North Staffordshire The company will take over responsibility for managing voice and data systems for the University Hospital of North Staffordshire and […]
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Eizo acquires Siemens’s medical monitor business
Eizo Nanao Corporation, a global manufacturer of high-end visual display products, has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Siemens’s medical monitor business from the Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) Group. Eizo, who are based in Hakusan, Japan, and are represented in more than 50 countries, will take on 130 employees […]
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Nottingham says PACS has already saved £1m
The deployment of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems can save trusts over £1m each year, an NHS IT director has claimed. Andrew Fearn, director of ICT services at Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust says that his trust has made the savings, calculated before deductions on the cost of PACS, based on reductions in the costs […]
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