Seven pharmacy systems accredited for R1 ETP
Seven out of 11 pharmacy systems have attained technical accreditation for release one of electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) according to Connecting for Health (CfH). However technical accreditation does not equate to compliance which will only be achieved once a system has been successfully tested at an initial implementer site. CfH this week posted details […]
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Newcastle opts for ChemoCare
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust has signed up for a chemotherapy prescribing solution which will operate across three sites and provide the foundations, if required, for deployment across the entire Northern Cancer Network. CliniSys Solutions has won the contract with its ChemoCare chemotherapy prescribing solution – a multi pharmacy application for adults, haematology and paediatrics. Dr […]
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Requests for direct access to NCRS resisted
The Care Record Development Board (CRDB) has resisted requests for agencies concerned with child protection to draw information directly from the NHS Care Records Service and for every attendance by children at accident and emergency departments to be logged on the Child Index. Speaking at a briefing during the board’s annual conference, chair, Harry Cayton, said […]
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No sealed envelopes for first summary records
No ‘sealed envelope’ technology will be available for the very first release of the NHS Care Record Service next year, it has emerged. Interim arrangements are planned, however, to safeguard the patient’s right to stop information being shared against their wishes. The ‘sealed envelope’ is a concept developed during public consultation to represent the security […]
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Kodak chosen for Finnish e-health project
Eastman Kodak’s Health Group has been selected as the main supplier of Finland’s RATU e-health project, which aims to integrate the medical imaging and information systems across five Finnish hospital districts. The €2.7m RATU project focuses on the development of e-health in Northern Finland and is funded by five hospital districts and the Finnish Ministry […]
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CfH clinical lead predicts consensus on consent
Connecting for Health and the medical profession will be able to reach a consensus on the consent model for the NHS Care Records Service, predicts CfH’s GP clinical lead Prof Mike Pringle. Doctors’ bodies and the NHS IT agency are currently divided over how consent for the NCRS should operate. The qualified opt out policy […]
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Wristband risk to patient safety highlighted
A drive to raise awareness of the importance of patients wearing hospital wristbands should make barcode and RFID technology more effective and help prevent errors. The initiative launched this week by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) was discussed at a healthcare group meeting of Intellect, the trade association for the UK’s high tech industries. Chris Ranger, […]
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EU hospital software market ‘worth £1bn by 2010’
The European market in hospital administration systems will be worth £1.2bn by 2010, according to research undertaken by consulting company Frost & Sullivan, as hospitals across the continent realise they must lay the foundations for electronic health records, PACS and other e-health systems. The reason for the growth in the sector is that hospitals are […]
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Birmingham PCTs sign up for Pfizer self-care project
Two PCTs in Birmingham are to be the first in the UK to implement a community self-care project in which patients with diabetes and other long-term conditions will receive regular telephone support at home by trained community nurses. The OwnHealth project, which will be run by UK Pfizer Health Solutions in conjunction with NHS Direct, will […]
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Study shows ROI on mobile technology in NHS
A study jointly commissioned by George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and NHS Connecting for Health into the impact of mobile technology in acute clinical environments has identified significant potential time and resource savings. The findings suggest that investment in mobile networks, devices and wireless-enabled applications can deliver a measurable return on investment (ROI) for healthcare […]
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