Southern SHAs to pilot greater local ownership of NPfIT
The three strategic health authorities in the south of England are piloting a new model of governance for the National Programme for IT that will shift responsibilities from NHS Connecting for Health at the centre to the local NHS. The move is partly as a result of recommendations from the National Audit Office earlier this […]
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NHSmail to migrate users to Mirapoint server
NHSmail is to migrate to a new message server and infrastructure after suppliers Cable and Wireless signed a contract with infrastructure provider Mirapoint. The new system was piloted on an initial 200,000 accounts. C&W plan to migrate all 1.3m users of NHSmail over the next 12-18 months, and all users will still be able to […]
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Research uncovers technology adoption factors
Early results from a major research programme on technology adoption in healthcare have shown recurring themes in the analysis of barriers and facilitators, a London conference heard. Speaking at the Royal Society of Medicine’s TeleMed and eHealth ’06 meeting in London, Frances Mair, professor of primary care research at Glasgow University, listed recurring problems as: […]
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BT to deliver Theatre Manager in London
BT has signed an agreement with specialist developers, Picis, to deliver new operating theatre management systems to six hospital trusts in London under Connecting for Health. Picis Theatre Manager is a British version of the Picis OR Manager, used in operating rooms across the US. Theatre Manager will be implemented to provide complete surgical scheduling, patient […]
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Telehealth innovations unveiled at conference
Partners Telemedicine, a US based telecare provider, have told a conference that patients should be encouraged to use ‘self care’ telehealth products. Showcasing some of their products currently in the research and development stages in the US, Dr Joseph Kvedar, director at Partners Telemedicine, said: “The number of patients suffering from chronic illnesses is growing […]
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Virtual Consulting Room successfully piloted
A Virtual Consulting Room offering healthcare professionals the facility to compare notes for medical consultations has been developed by staff and students at the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust and the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London. The Virtual Consulting Room (VcR) is an internet-based medical consultation application, which streamlines patient care […]
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NHS broadband leaves GPs in slow lane
Many GP practices are struggling with inadequate broadband speeds over N3 (the new NHS National Network) which are slowing down their day-to-day work and limiting their ability to use key national computer systems from the £12.4bn Connecting for Health programme. Choose and Book has been particularly affected and GPs have told EHI Primary Care about […]
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GPs threaten to block national patient database
One in two GPs have signalled their intention not to upload patients’ clinical details to the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) without explicit patient consent, in direct opposition to Department of Health (DH) policy. The position being adopted by doctors in primary care, is revealed in a survey of 1026 doctors’ views about the National […]
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Survey shows waning medical support for NPfIT
A picture of declining support among doctors for the National Programme for IT emerges from the latest Medix survey of medical opinion on IT modernisation, sponsored by E-Health Insider. One of the key findings of the survey is that half of all GPs surveyed said they do not plan to upload patient details onto the […]
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NHS Scotland signs £300m deal with Atos Origin Alliance
A consortia lead by Atos Origin has been awarded a £300m contract to be NHS Scotland’s Information Management and Technology Support Services Partner for the next 11 years. The contract covers the supply, administration and management of both the national and some local IT services to NHS Boards across Scotland. The agreement will start from […]
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