Conservatives pledge to ‘halt’ LSP deals
The Conservative party has pledged to scrap the NHS Spine and halt and re-negotiate the two main contracts with BT and Computer Sciences Corporation in order to revamp NHS IT.
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Conservatives to ‘dismantle’ NPfIT
The Conservatives have promised to “dismantle Labour’s central NHS IT infrastructure” and instead move to a choice of local accredited patient record and clinical systems.
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EPS R2 goes live in Leeds
Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service has gone live at its first site in Leeds, NHS Connecting for Health has announced.
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EMIS LV approved for SCR roll out
NHS Connecting for Health has announced that EMIS’s LV system has achieved full roll out approval for the Summary Care Record, which the agency has described as major breakthrough for the programme.
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Stop the clot
Dr Maureen Baker CBE, clinical director for patient safety at NHS Connecting for Health, talks about developing a risk assessment tool for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).
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HealthSpace seeks second opinion
NHS Connecting for Health is seeking views from clinicians on the future of its personal health record project HealthSpace, following a similar survey for patients. The online survey for clinicians asks doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals for their views on potential HealthSpace services. The patient and clinician surveys follow the news last month that staff […]
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Public asked for views on HealthSpace
Patients are being invited to give their views on the future development of the Department of Health’s personal health record project, HealthSpace.
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NHS CfH boss Bellamy to depart
Martin Bellamy, the head of NHS Connecting for Health, is to leave his position as director of programme and systems delivery for a new position at the Cabinet Office.
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CfH connects telehealth to EMIS Web
NHS Connecting for Health is to trial linking information from an advanced telehealth platform into the new EMIS Web GP system.
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HealthSpace expansion plans shelved
The Department of Health has shelved plans for a massive expansion of its personal health record project, HealthSpace.
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