CSC to continue to deploy TPP systems
CSC has confirmed that it will continue to work with Accenture’s main software sub-contractors in the North east and Eastern NHS regions, and it plans to continue to deploy systems from The Phoenix Partnership into primary and community care. Andrew Spence, the solutions director for CSC Alliance, told EHI Primary Care that following last Thursday’s […]
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Telehealth must get smarter, says report
A new report calling for ‘more intelligence at the core of healthcare IT systems’ claims that while the current e-health model supports the collection of a limited range of vital signs data, they are not clever enough to carry out vital patient diagnosis. Wireless technology firm Wireless Healthcare claims telehealth devices lack the intelligence to […]
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Half of PCT IT staff left in the dark over mergers
A telephone poll of newly merged primary care trusts by EHI Primary Care has revealed that almost half of the 40 PCTs contacted do not yet have plans in place for their individual IT departments. EHI Primary Care contacted trusts prior to them merging on Sunday and found that most had not got past appointing new […]
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Health IT professionals register goes public
Are your health IT professionals registered? From this week on, employers and others who need to know can now look up entries on the register of the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions. Over 2,500 qualified health informaticians have signed up for voluntary registration with the UKCHIP since its launch in 2002. The register is […]
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Pharmacy Manager gets CfH approval for EPS
Cegedim Rx has received authorisation from NHS Connecting for Health to deploy its system Pharmacy Manager for connection to the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS). Simon Driver, managing director of Cegedim Rx, said: “A planned deployment strategy is the next major step towards EPS and this is a significant phase for our company. "As the brand […]
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Accenture & SAP to develop collaborative health network
German software providers SAP are to partner with National Programme for IT system providers Accenture to co-develop a collaborative health network (CHN) solution designed to help healthcare organisations improve patient care by streamlining the way they access, integrate and share information. The solution will be designed to integrate people, information, business processes and technology standards […]
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Pharmacists call for greater say in CRS taskforce
The leading high street pharmacy operators have criticised the exclusion of pharmacists from the government’s NHS Summary Care Record Taskforce and called for pharmacists to have full read-and-write access to the record. The Company Chemists’ Association, which represents the majority of UK multiple pharmacies including Boots, Lloyds and Asda, claim that other healthcare professionals do […]
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MPs say Accenture’s departure evidence of NPfIT failure
Opposition MPs were quick to voice doubts about Accenture’s departure from most of its work under the National Programme for IT, seeing the move as evidence of failure. Liberal Democrat health spokesman, Steve Webb, said: “This is yet more evidence of a project in deep trouble that will doubtless mean more instability distracting health professionals […]
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High scores on QoF, but wait for exception reporting
Almost one in ten GP practices earned maximum points from last year’s Quality and Outcomes Framework according to data published today. Statistics released by the Information Centre show that GPs increased their average performance in the second year of the QoF by nearly 5% with the average practice earning 1011 points out of the possible […]
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CSC wins £1.9bn contract for North-east and Eastern
Computer Sciences Corporation has been awarded a nine-year contract to take over responsibility for Accenture’s North-east and Eastern regions of the £12bn NHS National Programme for IT. Accenture will continue only as the provider of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) in the two regions. The consultancy firm will transfer all its other local service […]
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