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Capio Healthcare Strikes Deal with Cerner

Swedish-based Capio Healthcare, which runs private hospitals and diagnostic services in eight European countries has chosen Cerner Corporation as its
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Time to Get More Involved With NPfIT, Granger Tells Staff

Richard Granger, Director General of NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) last week told NHS IT professionals that the time
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Hanon Partners to Launch Virtual Child Protection

Hanon Solutions Ltd, the Scottish data integration specialist, has announced a new partnership to offer local authorities a solution to
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Hammersmith & Fulham Integrate Care Electronically

Nationally, health and social services suffer from a lack of integrated IT systems. However, a few local authorities have started
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Open Source: ā€˜A Frenzy of Consolidation?’

This week E-Health Insider launches a new ‘Open Source’ column for anyone interested in healthcare IT to voice their opinion.
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Final Long-List for National Programme Reached

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS has reached the latest milestone in the procurement process for Local
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South West Collaborative EPR Procurements Ended

A series of collaborative NHS IT procurement projects for electronic patient record (EPR) systems in the South West had the
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E-Booking Project Reaches Short-List

The procurement process for an NHS electronic bookings system reached a key milestone last week when bidders for the £40-50
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Electronic Social Care Record To Be Phased

The December 2004 target for implementing full electronic social care records (ESCR) is not achievable and the roll-out is now
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Poor IT Placing Patients at Risk Junior Doctors Warn

Improved communications systems that reflect the radically changed working practices in hospitals are vital to guarantee patient safety, a new
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