Special Report: Medicines Management
With national funding pledges to increase the uptake of e-prescribing in hospitals, digital medicines management is occupying a prominent place on the national agenda. But does that mean it can now finally hold a consistent place across NHS activity in local organisations? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
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Special Report: Electronic Document Management
Many agree that properly implemented electronic document management (EDM) could revolutionise care, however, several technological and cultural barriers remain. Can the ‘second wave of EDM’ overcome these issues? Jennifer Trueland reports.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry nibs includes NHS Wales embarking on a new early payment programme for its suppliers and product launches.
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CQC criticises care records at Isle of Wight
The quality of patient records at Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission, with inspectors finding the care record system represents “a significant risk”.
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Pennine Care delays Paris Child Health roll-out
The go-live of Civica’s Paris child health information system in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has been delayed by four months.
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350,000 errors found in child immunisation IT system switchover
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust have been transferring child immunisation records from CCH2000 to Paris, and found 350,000 errors.
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Health IT news in brief
This week’s week health IT round-up covers a new cross border partnership in Ireland and some big wins for Civica in social care.
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Health IT news in brief
This week’s Health IT round-up includes tweaks to e-referral services for GPs and new order communications system connecting hospitals, GPs, and prisons.
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Emergency staffing delays electronic record deployment
Emergency staffing measures were required for more than two months in a Midlands’ mental health trust, impacting the deployment of its “full single electronic record”.
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Healthcare IT industry news in brief
This week’s round up features new products and developments from well-known healthcare IT companies, including System C and Civica.
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