Quake sparks data sharing in NZ
A devastating earthquake helped a New Zealand health board implement an electronic shared care record for its patients.
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ITK money links PAS to online booking
Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is implementing an online booking system to reduce no show appointments and improve patient communication.
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George Eliot to take Lorenzo
The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is due to take CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record system under an interim agreement between CSC and the Department of Health.
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DH moves to gov.uk
The Department of Health is moving its digital operations to the new single website for government services at the end of this month.
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Wirral shares A&E data with police
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is sharing A&E data with police, fire and ambulance services to reduce violent crime and assault.
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ITK funding links telehealth to records
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is using ITK funding to link information from telehealth devices to the trust’s clinical records.
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GPs can ride the social media highway
A practical guide to help UK doctors navigate the ethical and confidentiality dilemmas posed by social media has been published by the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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EMIS and TPP share data
EMIS and TPP are working on a data-sharing agreement to allow clinicians to see information held in each other’s systems.
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New feedback service on show
A prototype feedback service that will become part of the integrated customer service platform being developed by the NHS Commissioning Board was on show at the NHS Innovation Expo 2013.
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ITK fund projects struggling
More than ten organisations are struggling to meet the deadlines for ITK projects funded by the Department of Health’s Information Sharing Challenge Fund.
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