Local sealed envelopes ‘probably safer’
A risk analysis conducted for NHS Connecting for Health has concluded that patient care would probably be safer using locally held sealed envelopes rather than storing them on the NHS data spine. The recommendations in the internal document, written by risk management company Det Norske Veritas and delivered to CfH in September, would seem to […]
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CfH GP group to discuss N3 speed problems
GP practices’ concerns about N3 are to be discussed at the next meeting of NHS Connecting for Health’s GP Pan User Group (GP PUG). Dr Gillian Braunold, joint GP national clinical lead for CfH, told EHI Primary Care that N3 will be on the agenda at the pan user group’s January meeting. Last week EHI […]
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Thousands call NHS Direct in poisoning fear
Thousands have been in contact with NHS Direct fearing they may have been contaminated by the radioactive material used to kill former spy Alexander Litvinenko. An NHS Direct spokesperson told E-Health Insider that since Litvinenko’s death on Thursday, they have had almost 700 calls and 5000 people visiting their website. “So far our figures for calls, […]
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Health select committee to investigate NPfIT
An inquiry into the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) will be held by the House of Commons’ health select committee, according to a report in Computer Weekly. The committee originally decided not to hold such an inquiry, but are reported to have changed their minds after they were provided with documents from the magazine, including a confidential briefing […]
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Disk imaging for largest NI community trust
The largest community trust in Northern Ireland, Homefirst Community Health and Social Services Trust, has installed the Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) software distribution system from Big Bang LLC. Homefirst, which covers 100 health and social care facilities, 300,000 people and employs 5000 staff, installed the software to make it easier to distribute patches and updates […]
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EMIS offers GP record transfer by CD
All EMIS LV practices in England can now transfer full patient records between practices using a CD, ahead of the arrival of the national GP2GP record transfer project. The project was started by St Albans & Harpenden, and Hertsmere PCTs, (now merged into part of West Herts PCT) which set up a system last March […]
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More delays likely in PAS rollout, says Granger
A combination of the NHS’s financial troubles and problems with software, means that the installation of new patient administration systems in hospitals is likely to be further delayed, Connecting for Health chief executive, Richard Granger says in an interview. He admits that London’s local service provider, BT, is having difficulties finding any hospital in the […]
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Neonatal ‘cot locator’ launched
A new software system to help find the nearest hospital cot for critically ill newborn babies has been launched by the Department of Health. The National Cot Locator was launched by health minister, Ivan Lewis, at the Princess of Wales Women’s Unit in Birmingham Heartlands Hospital today. The government-funded system was ‘developed by clinical and […]
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Plans for children’s databases criticised
Government plans for children’s databases could end up putting children at increased risk by diverting resources away from frontline services and are already breaking data protection and privacy laws according to a report ordered by the Information Commissioner. The report, Children’s Databases – Safety and Privacy, written by the Foundation for Information Policy and Research […]
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Ideal acquires Deverill’s NHS IT training
Ideal Training has acquired the NHS training division of Deverill, which holds a major contract in the London region. Deverill was awarded a five year contract in January to provide experienced care records systems trainers to support the delivery of end user application training for the capital’s 31 primary care trusts, 32 acute trusts and […]
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