Bedford Hospital using C+B to manage demand, GPs claim
Bedford Hospital is rejecting GP referrals not made through Choose and Book in an attempt to manage demand for its services, according to local GP representatives. The trust’s decision mirrors that of Milton Keynes PCT which recently told GPs that all referrals to Milton Keynes General Hospital must be made through Choose and Book, as […]
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NAO criticises £12m Dr Foster Intelligence deal
The National Audit Office has criticised the Information Centre for striking a £12m deal without going out to tender to create Dr Foster Intelligence – a joint venture designed to provide healthcare information. The NAO said: “The Department of Health and the Information Centre (IC) could not demonstrate to the National Audit Office’s satisfaction that they had achieved […]
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Security concerns hit Scottish cervical cytology system
The roll-out of a national cervical cytology screening system for Scotland could be delayed after GPs discovered that practice staff would be able to view the test results for all women in Scotland. The gaping hole in the security of the Scottish Cervical Screening Call Recall System has only just emerged, just months ahead of […]
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New Eclipse MIS will support major research
A new Eclipse maternity information system delivered by Huntleigh Healthcare has been customised to support Born in Bradford – a large study that will track the progress of more than 10,000 babies from pregnancy to adulthood. The maternity information system (MIS) went live in Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at the end of January. EHI […]
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Systems Solution get EPS clinical authority certificate
Irish pharmacy specialists Systems Solutions have passed Connecting for Health’s Release 1 compliance for its electronic prescriptions service (EPS) product QicScript. QicScript is an EPS system which provides the management control for a pharmacy business. It has advanced features designed to manage today’s most important pharmacy issues, and enables pharmacists to reduce their costs and […]
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Information problems highlighted in complaints review
A quarter of second-stage complaints in the English NHS related to information, according to the Healthcare Commission’s report on 16,000 complaints between July 2004 and July 2006. The report identified ten common themes that came up regularly from second-stage complaints. Information problems were cited as a cause for complaint with regards to safety, care surrounding […]
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Wales to digitise ambulance radio network
The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust is to receive £55m from the Welsh Assembly government to invest in the O2 Airwave communication system and upgrade their control rooms. O2 Airwave is a secure digital radio network dedicated for the exclusive use of the UK’s emergency and public safety services. Designed to carry voice and data […]
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Millennium delays creating financial risks, trust warns
A report by Worthing and Southlands Hospital NHS Trust on delayed plans to deploy Cerner Millennium warns that current reporting difficulties with the system "could have an impact on all remaining Cluster R0 go-live dates". The trust board paper seen by EHI warns that should delays to the availability of a system that meets requirements […]
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Milton Keynes PCT mandates Choose and Book use
A primary care trust has told its GPs that referral letters sent direct to a local hospital will be returned to be re-sent using Choose and Book. Milton Keynes PCT has said that, with the exception of referrals which cannot currently be made using Choose and Book, all referrals must be done through the e-booking […]
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CfH developing new voice services for N3
Connecting for Health and N3 have announced that they are developing a series of voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services on the N3 network, due to be launched this spring. Working with users, the two providers are aiming to provide new voices services which will enable users to enhance their existing N3 connection. BT this […]
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