NHS directors earn more than PM
The chief executive of the NHS, Sir David Nicolson, has been named as one of the highest earning civil servants in the country. According to a government list naming 172 civil servants who earn more than the Prime Minister, Sir David earns £255,000 and £259,999 – including £45,000-£50,000 for a rented flat and expenses for […]
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Decision day for Morecambe Bay
D-Day has arrived for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust on whether it is allowed to proceed with plans to become the first acute hospital to take the delayed Lorenzo hospital information system.
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Morecambe Bay set for Lorenzo dry run
Morecambe Bay University Hospitals NHS Trust will this weekend carry out a dry run of Lorenzo Release 1.9 this weekend, E-Health Insider understands.
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Morecambe’s Lorenzo go-live shifts again
E-Health Insider understands that the go-live of Lorenzo at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust is likely to be shifted from the start to the end of May.
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New EHI Award recognises major projects
A new category has been launched for this year’s E-Health Insider Awards in association with BT. ‘Excellence in major healthcare IT development’ will recognise the work of suppliers and healthcare teams tackling major projects in the UK. E-Health Insider director Linda Davidson said: “We decided to introduce a new category to celebrate the work of […]
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CSC misses March Morecambe Bay deadline
CSC’s future in the £12.7 billion NHS IT programme is in doubt after it failed to hit a critical end of March deadline to install Lorenzo Regional Care Release 1.9 at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust.
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St George’s gets Cerner for Easter
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with Cerner Millennium, the strategic electronic patient record system provided by London’s local service provider, BT.
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Bacon says ‘prove value of NPfIT deals’
A leading member of the Commons Public Accounts Committee has written to NHS chief information officer Christine Connelly, questioning how negotiations to ‘descope’ the two remaining local service provider contracts will deliver value for money.
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iSoft says it is ‘on track’ at Morecambe
Australian health IT firm iSoft yesterday said it was “on track” to implement Lorenzo across University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust by the end of March.
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New CSC deal hinges on Morecambe Bay
A deal to cut hundreds of millions of pounds from the National Programme for IT in the NHS by cutting back the scope of its main electronic patient record software is set to be signed.
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