Electronic toolkit to be an asset in stroke care
A new electronic toolkit which aims to cut the number of strokes and provide better services for those who do experience one has been launched by the Department of Health. Action on Stroke Services Evaluation Toolkit 2 (Asset 2) is a web-based programme guide covering four key areas of stroke management, and can be used […]
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iSoft says recovery now underway
iSoft today said it has begun a "regeneration programme", stabilised its position and is ahead of schedule on stripping costs out of the business. The health software firm announced better than expected half-year results with pre-tax losses of £14.3m in the six months to 31 October, with revenues down 11.6%. The software company said that […]
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GPSoC delivery goes local in IT devolution
Local NHS organisations will be required to draw up plans showing how they will deliver GP Systems of Choice implementation under new arrangements announced today. Primary care trusts, as commissioners, will be required to have their own comprehensive IM&T plan and work with all providers in their local health communities to align IM&T plans to […]
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NHS plan signals shift to local IT ownership
A sharp shift of responsibility for NHS IM&T in England from the centre to local organisations is signalled in the service’s new plan for 2007-8 published today. ‘The NHS in England: the operating framework for 2007-8’ was launched by NHS chief executive, David Nicholson, who says in his foreword: “We are devolving power from the […]
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Concern over slow progress in acute sector
A board paper written for the largest NHS trust in England says that its region of the National Programme for IT does not have a roadmap for delivering an electronic care record. The report, submitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, by director of informatics, Brian Derry and his deputy, Alastair Cartwright, in October says: […]
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IC and Newchurch partner to provide info services
The Information Centre for health and social care has announced a new partnership with commercial health information consultancy, Newchurch. The partnership’s aim is to develop products and services to provide local health communities with the tools needed to support commissioning, investment, public health and risk management. The work will primarily focus on four key analytical […]
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HCA International publishes outcomes data
HCA International, London’s leading private hospital company, says it has become the first in the independent sector to publish outcome data. The group have published an ‘HCA Quality Report’ showing how their hospital group performs in comparison to its rivals for its six hospitals and two outpatient centres including the Harley Street Clinic and the […]
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Salford Council adopt new loan management software
Salford City Council’s integrated community equipment service (ICES) has chosen Ethitec’s ELMS2 software to manage all the wheelchair and equipment loans made in the trust. ICES is a DH-funded initiative across health and social care to develop community equipment services in England, remove unnecessary barriers for users and modernise services. The mission of the ICES […]
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Existing ICT underused, Royal Society finds
A working group that set out to look at future technology in healthcare information and communications technology (ICT) has found that services are not making best use of current technologies. The group, from the prestigious Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, says the NHS is slow to exploit even the simplest existing information and […]
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N3 Internet gateway fails across NHS
Users of the NHS broadband network across England were left unable to access the internet for about two hours on Tuesday due to a problem with the internet gateway. The failure left NHS users unable to access the web-based version of Choose and Book or web-based clinical knowledge sources. The fault is believed to have […]
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