‘Passionate’ GPs sought to inform Lorenzo development
Dr Gillian Braunold, one of the clinical leads for the NHS National Programme for IT has told EHI Primary Care that new arrangements will shortly be announced on how GPs can become involved in informing the overseas development of new clinical systems. A team of 10-15 GPs is currently being recruited. The GP clinical lead […]
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GP2GP transfer to pilot next month in Gateshead
Nine practices in Gateshead PCT are to become the first in England to pilot GP2GP transfer of records next month. The joint IT committee of the British Medical Association’s GP committee and the Royal College of General Practitioners has given its go ahead for the live implementation of GP2GP record transfer in the PCT. Dr […]
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Over 1,000 new NHS IT systems deployed
Connecting for Health (CfH), the Department of Health’s IT agency, has said that just over 1,000 system deployments had been made in the NHS in England by the beginning of August. The headline figure appears, however, to be bolstered by the application of a very broad definition of deployment — including web-based applications and taking over the hosting of […]
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Cisco to create N3 for Scotland
Cisco Systems announced this week that it has been awarded a contract by BT to help build the New NHS Network (N3) for NHS Scotland connecting 3,000 NHS locations around the country. Ron MacDonald, principal consultant, national services, NHS Scotland, said: “This project represents one of the biggest information and communications technology procurements ever undertaken by […]
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GP2GP record transfers struggling on attachments
GP2GP record transfer is under threat because the NHS spine may be unable to cope with the size and number of attachments to GP records, according to GP representatives. It appears that the spine is unable to handle the large number of attachments – often vital documents like scanned hospital referral letters – which many […]
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BT warned it may face chop in London
BT, one of the main contractors responsible for delivering the NHS IT modernisation programme, has been warned that it must start delivering in London or risk losing its £996 million contract for the capital. Leading a consortium called Capital Care Alliance BT was awarded a ten year contract to update NHS IT systems across the capital […]
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N3 problems may hinder PACS use
Problems with the new NHS broadband links, known as N3, have left some NHS hospitals with computer connections speeds too slow for them to effectively use planned new Picture Archiving and Communications Services (PACS). While BT, the contractor for N3, has delivered over 7,000 NHS connections at the speeds required – GP practices are […]
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Granger issues stern warning for failing suppliers
Richard Granger, director general of NHS IT and chief executive of NHS Connecting for Health, has delivered another stern warning to suppliers lagging behind on delivery. Speaking at the Health and Social Care Exchange conference in London, he said: "There is a problem with some suppliers. The strategy of not giving the whole of the […]
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UCLH makes switch to Carecast
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first in the country to go live with the new electronic patient administration system (PAS) that will become the standard for all hospitals in London. The move puts the trust at the leading edge of NHS IT, making it the first big acute hospital trust to […]
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Reaction to IDX replacement
NHS IT leaders and industry experts have given a mixed reaction to the news that IDX is to be replaced as the clinical software provider for the South of England, with a widespread expectation that the change will lead to further delays in delivering new systems. The prospects of improving on the current delivery schedule, […]
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