Take part in The Big EPR Debate
The NHS is once more being urged to implement electronic patient records as the foundation for paperless working – and it’s time for EHI readers to shape the way forward.
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Caldicott recommends ‘duty to share’
The Caldicott2 review of information governance in the NHS recommends a new duty to share information when it is in the interest of the patient.
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EXCLUSIVE: CSC paying Lorenzo incentives
CSC is funding the incentive payments to trusts that take Lorenzo under its interim agreement with the Department of Health.
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Care.data approved
The care.data programme to extract and link large amounts of primary and secondary data has been approved by an Independent Advisory Group.
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Princess Alexandra picks Cambio
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has signed a ten-year contract with Swedish company Cambio to deploy its electronic patient record system.
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Section 251 extension granted
NHS England has been granted “three-months’ breathing space” to allow patient-identifiable information to be shared with commissioners and support services.
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NHS should learn from Veterans Health
The NHS should swap digital health ideas with the US Veterans Health Administration in order to achieve a paperless NHS, says a report by 2020health.
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DH gives exclusive insight into CSC deal
EXCLUSIVE: The man in charge of the Department of Health’s interim deal with CSC says it wants to normalise the health IT market and expects no more than 20 trusts to take Lorenzo under the new agreement.
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Lewisham confirms Cerner deployment
Lewisham Healthcare NHS Trust will deploy Cerner’s electronic patient record system across its hospital and community health services.
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Cambridge signs with Epic
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have signed with Epic for its electronic patient records system as part of their eHospital programme.
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