CSC failure leaves 80 trusts without IT systems
A technical failure at an NHS Connecting for Health data centre on Sunday has left 80 NHS trusts across the North West and West Midlands, including eight acute trusts, without access to patient data on their clinical and administration computer systems. E-Health Insider understands that trusts across NWWM were left without access to key IT systems after yesterday’s […]
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Microsoft acquires health data aggregation package
Microsoft have announced the acquisition of a healthcare data aggregation software package, Azyxxi, and an alliance with the US-based health organisation, MedStar, where it was developed. A new division within the Redmond-based software giant, led by Peter Neupert, corporate vice president of health solutions, will be responsible for development of the solution. Terms of the […]
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System C signs for three more years with CSC
System C Healthcare has signed a new three year services contract with Computer Sciences Corporation Limited (CSC), to provide services in support of CSC’s NHS contracts. System C says this means it will continue to be part of the CSC Alliance, the local services provider (LSP) working in partnership with the NHS Connecting for Health […]
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Record C+B non-availability, GPC advises
GP negotiators are advising practices to keep a record of when they cannot use Choose and Book in case they need to make a case for retaining incentive payments at the end of the year. The booking element of the choice and booking directed enhanced service (DES) can be reclaimed by primary care trusts if […]
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Electronic staff record now biggest NHS payroll provider
The NHS Electronic Staff Record is now installed in over 150 sites across England after being implemented of the largest set of sites yet, and is now the largest payroll provider in the NHS, according to latest figures published by the DH. The third and largest wave of the project so far was completed this […]
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London supplier switch looks closer
A number of well-placed sources told E-Health Insider this week that GE Healthcare had entered into a 90-day consultation with its IDX staff in the UK on Monday (24 July). Ninety days is the minimum consultation period between employers and employees if 100 or more employees may be dismissed as redundant at one establishment within a […]
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Web-based pharmacy first at Tameside
Tameside General Hospital in Lancashire has become the first to implement a new web-based pharmacy solution from Ascribe. The new solution enables users to raise requests for prescriptions to the hospital pharmacy through authorised web-access points. Ascribe says the main benefits are considerable time-savings and further reductions in errors, also that solution also marks a major […]
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QicSCRIPT gets drug barcode scanning
System Solutions have announced that they have released a new version of their QicSCRIPT patient medication record software that allows users to scan the product barcodes of drugs they are dispensing to be automatically checked against the prescription. The system, which will be compatible with NPfIT’s Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), bypasses the need for details […]
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Patient Opinion wins new media award
An online service that allows patients to report their experiences of NHS services has been “highly commended” in the New Statesman New Media Awards. Patient Opinion was commended by the awards panel after being shortlisted in the category of ‘contribution to civic society’. The website, founded by Sheffield GP Dr Paul Hodgkin, was launched nationally […]
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McKesson wins extension to NWCS contract
Connecting for Health has awarded a nine-month extension to the contract of healthcare IT supplier, McKesson, to provide its NHS-wide Clearing Service (NWCS) ClearNET, until 31 December 2006. The value of the contract has not been disclosed but the heading on the company’s announcement described it as “multi-million pound”. Commenting on the extension of the […]
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