Luton develops patient portal
Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is trialling a remote electronic monitoring system for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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NHS CB gets patient ‘insight’ via app
An ‘Insight Dashboard’ displaying patient experience data is being developed for use by the NHS Commissioning Board from April.
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Patient guidance for records access
Guidance for patients on how to keep their online health records safe has been jointly published by the Department of Health and the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.
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Optometrists need EPRs
Optometrists should use electronic systems to improve data collection and referrals, says a report published by the College of Optometrists.
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Lives not improved by telehealth
Telehealth does not improve quality of life for patients with long term conditions, according to a new report on the Whole Systems Demonstrator programme.
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Ayrshire goes slowly with TrakCare
NHS Ayrshire and Arran has slowed down its roll-out of TrakCare following feedback from clinicians on phase one of the go-live.
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Southern CSU focuses on intelligence
NHS South Commissioning Support Unit will focus on making valuable intelligence readily available to commissioners and managing their external IT contracts, its chief information officer says.
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Kent community gets advanced
CSC deal under scrutiny
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson will face questions from the Commons’ Public Accounts Committee regarding the interim agreement between CSC and the Department of Health.
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