Emis helps send emergency patients home
An urgent care centre at the Royal Free Hospital is using Emis Web to conduct rapid assessments of patients, enabling it to discharge or divert 26,000 a year.
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Cumbria launches social care referrals
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust is now able to refer patients to social care services at the “press of a button.”
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Manchester live with integrated record
Several Manchester health and social care providers are live with an integrated care record for ‘at risk’ patients using Graphnet’s CareCentric.
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Merseyside shares 5.5m records in a year
North Merseyside has seen a big increase in record sharing over the past year, as its iLinks Transformation Programme has taken off.
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We can work IT out
The iLinks programme in Liverpool is sharing millions of records a year – but is looking to make a big leap forward this autumn. Thomas Meek reports from its annual conference.
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Pharmacists given access to SCR
Community pharmacists are to be given access to the NHS Summary Care Record, the Health and Social Care Information Centre has announced.
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Wales integrates health and social care
The Welsh government is investing £6.7 million to develop an IT system to link health and social care services around the country.
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London shares urgent care plans
Thousands of urgent care plans for the chronically ill and dying will be shared between health and social care providers across London using InterSystems’ HealthShare.
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Connecting Care ramps up
Bristol’s shared care record scheme has moved into phase two with the aim of reaching 10,000 users over the next five to seven years.
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South Central Ambulance first for SCR
The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust will roll out mobile access to the NHS Summary Care Record for ambulance crews within three months, as part of the implementation of its Ortivus electronic patient record system.
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