ACS raises £55m war chest
ACS buys hosting and outsourcing firm
Advanced Computer Software, the owners of out of-hours software provider Adastra, has bought a hosting and outsourcing firm to accelerate its roll-out of hosted software services.
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Adastra reports trial of iNurse
Out-of-hours software provider Adastra has launched a mobile solution for community nurses. iNurse enables community nurses to receive their caseload for the day onto a hand-held PDA, which can then be updated during visits and uploaded to the central iNurse database. Team leaders can also allocate additional visits using the software and cases can also […]
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ACS announces big increase in Adastra profits
The company that bought out-of-hours software provider Adastra last summer has announced a 142% increase in profits and plans to buy more primary care IT companies. Advanced Computer Software (ACS) acquired Adastra in August 2008 for £13.2m. It announced this week that Adastra made profits of £2.6m in the six months to February 2009 and […]
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Kent GP-led centres pick Adastra
Two GP-led health centres in Kent have chosen software from out-of-hours provider Adastra as their patient management system. The centres in Medway and Swale, run by London-based Dulwich Medical Centre, will use the software to support their seven day a week service, offering scheduled and unscheduled appointments to both registered and unregistered patients. Dulwich Medical […]
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That was the year in primary care IT
SCR integrated into Adastra
Out-of-hours provider Adastra has delivered an integrated solution for the Summary Care Record that will make access to the SCR much quicker and easier for clinicians, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. The integrated solution means out-of-hours clinicians will be able to instantly access the SCR from within Adastra, subject to confidentiality safeguards. The system […]
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Five priorities for primary care IT
Grassroots GP Dr Neil Paul outlines the five priorities for NHS IT that have been identified in his area.
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Consent to view explored for detailed records
The new consent to view model for the NHS Summary Care Record in England may also be applied to the detailed care records held by NHS organisations. NHS Connecting for Health is to explore how the principle of ‘consent to view’ – announced as the new model for the SCR last week – could work […]
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EMIS and INPS plan integrated IT system
Leading GP system suppliers EMIS and INPS are to join forces with out-of-hours IT supplier Adastra to develop an integrated IT system aimed at Lord Darzi’s GP-led health centres. The three companies announced their plans today as Lord Darzi prepares to launch his 10-year plan to modernise the NHS. Darzi’s interim report published in October […]
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