iPod and iPhone 4 best for NHS use
A new Scottish government sponsored report into the use of Apple mobile ‘idevices’ in the NHS says the iPhone 4 and the IPod Touch 16Gb are best for the clinical environment.
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Scotland edges closer to PMS contract
NHS National Services Scotland has told E-Health Insider that it is close to making a decision on the contract for its national patient management system, more than 16 months after the procurement process began.
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Scotland delivers e-prescription service
Scotland has announced that it has become the first country in the UK to deliver an electronic prescription service, with more than 90% of prescriptions now submitted electronically. Scottish health secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the electronic Acute Medication Service (eAMS) was the first national system of its kind to go live anywhere in the UK […]
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Scotland invests in telehealthcare
Scotland has launched its biggest telehealthcare project alongside 16 other e-health initiatives that will be backed by £1.6m of investment. NHS Lothian and the Scottish Government are to jointly fund a £700,000 large scale telehealth trial that will cover 400 patients with long term conditions, using Intel’s Health Guide. In addition, the government and Atos […]
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NHS work boosts Atos Origin
International IT services company Atos Origin has reported strong UK financial results for the first six months of the year, partly boosted by NHS work. The company, which is responsible for the Choose and Book electronic appointment system, reported revenues up to £376m for the first half of the year. In England, Atos Origin has […]
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Six firms shortlisted for £80m NHS Choices contract
Six companies have reportedly been shortlisted to run the Department of Health’s NHS Choices website, following an OJEU tender process, which came to an end in December. According to HSJ magazine, the six shortlisted companies bidding for the three year, £80m contract, include the current provider Dr Foster Intelligence, the current provider, and much larger […]
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Main NPfIT contractors paid £1.2bn last year
Despite continued delays in many areas of the National Programme for IT,Connecting for Health paid its main contractors over £1.5bn in the past financial year.
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Queen Mary’s Sidcup goes live with Cerner
Queen Mary’s Sidcup NHS Trust has become the second NHS trust in London to go live with a Cerner Millennium patient administration system (PAS) supplied by BT under the NHS IT Programme. The trust went live with the new system over 28 October and 29 October, becoming the third implementation of a PAS by BT […]
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DH terminates diagnostics contract with Atos
The Department of Health has confirmed that it has terminated the £257m contract for diagnostic services in North-west and South-west England. The DH in April suspended the contract after an independent review following concerns about quality and administrative procedures. The contract had originally been awarded to Atos in December, who had signed Cerner as their […]
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Trusts feel knock on effects of Millennium delays
Ongoing delays in implementations of Release 0 of the Cerner Millennium Care Record Service (CRS) in the south of England are having a knock effect, pushing back deployment dates for trusts awaiting Release 1 of the software. As a result several hospital trusts in the South currently have no firm implementation date for implementation, while […]
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