Cerner Brings in the Big Guns
Cerner, one of the contenders for local service provider (LSP) contracts to be awarded by the National Programme for IT in the NHS, has announced a major expansion of its UK presence and moved one its most senior executives to London to oversee the operation. The US-based corporation said this week that its chief operating […]
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Thames Valley ICRS Collaborative PFI Procurement Suspended
The Thames Valley Integrated Care Records Services (ICRS) collaborative procurement has become the latest high-profile NHS electronic records project to be put on hold, following a local decision to halt the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) procurement. At a meeting on 20 June the Programme Board in charge of the Thames Valley project decided to hold […]
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Capio Healthcare Strikes Deal with Cerner
Swedish-based Capio Healthcare, which runs private hospitals and diagnostic services in eight European countries has chosen Cerner Corporation as its strategic IT partner for a hospital automation project in the UK. The first phase of the project will implement a foundation for electronic medical records and patient access systems across Capio’s 22 hospitals, which are […]
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Blackberd Announces Long-list of Suppliers
Blackberd, the collaborative procurement of electronic record systems by 12 trusts in Birmingham and the Black Country has announced the long-list of seven Prime Service Providers (PSPs) for the £250m project. The Blackberd collaboration is seen as a key project to demonstrate how many local NHS organisations can collaborate on core IT developments central to […]
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