£800m already spent on NPfIT in South
The National Programme for IT in the NHS has spent two thirds of its original allocation, but one strategic health authority is confident a programme of IT upgrades can still be delivered.
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Brighton and Sussex extends Oasis deal
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a three year contract with Oasis Medical Solutions for an upgraded trust-wide patient administration system. The trust finalised the agreement earlier this week after commencing an ASCC (Additional Supply Capability and Capacity) procurement in the spring. The trust initially signed a three year agreement with Siemens […]
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Procurements for South complete by April
The Department of Health’s chief information officer, Christine Connelly, has said she wants procurements for systems in the South to begin in January, and be completed by the beginning of April 2010.
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ASCC procurements for the South
Christine Connelly says the NHS will run “a series of procurements utilising the ASCC framework in January 2010” to provide community, child health and acute systems for trusts in the South of England. The news appears to set out the beginnings of a roadmap for those trusts not covered by the BT contract extension for […]
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New ASCC procurements promised for South
Christine Connelly says the NHS will run “a series of procurements utilising the ASCC framework in January 2010” to provide systems for trusts in the South of England.
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Blackpool: ‘All systems go for Alert’
The board of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has approved the proposal for Alert Life Sciences to become the supplier of the trust’s electronic patient record system. Philip Graham, head of IM&T, told E-Health Insider that the case for Vision – the name given to the project by trust staff – had […]
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Blackpool set to choose Alert
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust looks set to partner with Alert Life Sciences to supply its new electronic patient record system.
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iSoft to go direct to South with Lorenzo
ISoft has confirmed that it will start selling Lorenzo directly to NHS trusts in the South of England, in a move that appears to put it at odds with its biggest customer, CSC.
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma
It’s Christine Connelly’s paper anniversary. E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma reflects on her first year.
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Bradford implements RiO through ASCC
Bradford District Care Trust has implemented the RiO electronic care record system to support staff delivering mental health services. The mental health and learning disabilities trust made use of the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity (ASCC) framework contract to accelerate the procurement process. Bradford began the procurement in December 2008, after deciding it could not […]
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