QR coded helmets to help in RTAs
Starting this summer, paramedics at South East Coast Ambulance Service will be able to access details of people involved in motorcycle or bicycle accidents by scanning a barcode on their helmet.
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Staff info published in data breach
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust “accidentally” published staff members’ personal information on its website in a data breach.
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Ambulance trust tenders for EPR
West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has gone out to tender for an electronic patient record system.
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Dashboard shows ambulance waiting times
A dashboard update lets NHS managers in Wales see how many ambulances are waiting at the country’s A&E departments in near real time.
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Christmas IT crash at London Ambulance
Staff at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust recorded emergency calls on paper on Christmas Day when its call management system went down for five hours.
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NHS Direct faces uncertain future
Ambulance trusts and GP out-of-hours providers will take over NHS 111 services from NHS Direct by the end of November.
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Ambulance trust pulls out of procurement
The South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has pulled out of a centrally funded project to provide IT systems for southern ambulance trusts.
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Swedish company wins ambulance bid
A Swedish company is the preferred bidder for a £19m contract to provide IT systems for three southern ambulance trusts.
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Legal challenge holds up procurement
A programme to procure an electronic patient record system for southern ambulance trusts is on hold due to a legal challenge from one of the bidders involved.
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