Bristol joins up pathology
Three Bristol NHS Trust and Public Health England have signed a contract with Capita and CliniSys for its integrated laboratory information system across the region.
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Sharing and caring
Information sharing to support more integrated health and social care is back on the agenda. But what approaches are healthcare communities taking? And what works? Lis Evenstad and Lyn Whitfield report.
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Bristol trusts to share images
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has completed its pilot of Connect and Share, an extension to Burnbank’s Image Exchange Portal, and has now begun a full implementation.
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Cabinet Office agrees one year XP deal
The government has signed a deal with Microsoft to provide Windows XP support and security updates for the entire public sector, including the NHS.
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Three IDCR exemplars named
NHS England has announced the three exemplars in digital care record integration, and confirmed that the next round of the Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards: Technology Fund will focus on integrated care.
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Bristol pilots extension to IEP
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is piloting Connect and Share, an extension to Burnbank Systems’ Image Exchange Portal, that makes it possible to share referrals and reports and well as images.
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Emis EPR viewer used across Bristol
Accident and emergency clinicians in Bristol are able to view the records of 500,000 patients, thanks to an information sharing agreement with 50 local practices using Emis Web.
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Orion to build shared record portal
The Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire health community has signed with Orion Health to develop a shared patient record.
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Bristol working on mid-April go-live
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has set 21 April as its go-live date for its Medway patient administration and electronic patient record systems.
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Heart surgeons call for more public data
Heart surgeons have criticised other specialities for failing to collect the data on deaths and other treatment outcomes that may help patients decide where to go for treatment.
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