First performance data on private consultants published by PHIN
Validated information regarding the performance of individual consultants is now available to patients considering private healthcare.
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Imperial spends £4.6m on EPR consultants
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has spent £4.6m on external consultants for its Cerner Millennium electronic patient record programme since April 2012.
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One in 10 prescriptions have errors
One in 10 written hospital prescriptions contain mistakes, most are minor and spotted but some are potentially lethal. In many cases the errors result from poor or illegible handwriting, transcribing errors, ambiguous prescriptions or other communication breakdowns. This is the finding of major new research commissioned by the General Medical Council, which says despite the prevalence […]
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Moray helps public get Health-e
A new website that provides a platform to enable people to take more responsibility for their health has been launched in Moray, Scotland. The new Health-e-Space website, which went live earlier this month, provides local health information, links to recommended websites and suggestions on how to live with health conditions. Community Health-e-Space, the websites sister […]
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Tories promise records for all
Patient-held records are one of the Conservative Party’s priorities for health, according to plans published today. The party said it would carry out a full consultation on how to move to patient-held records with a view to introducing them throughout the NHS. In a speech at the Royal College of Pathologists, party leader David Cameron said […]
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Quick wins
Over the moon, gobsmacked, delighted – just some of the reactions from the winners of the E-Health Insider Awards 2009 in association with BT.
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Nevill Hall to improve diabetes care
Nevill Hall Hospital in Gwent has announced it will implement a web browser-based diabetes care management solution from Hicom. The hospital will use the solution to provide a data management and communication tool to make the treatment of diabetic patients more efficient. Diamond.net will replace the trust’s paper-based system and enable clinicians to access real-time […]
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Vet centre
Dr Adam Darkins explains to Neil Versel why telehealth is key to the future of the Veterans Health Administration.
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Barts 18 week backlog in thousands
A new care record system has contributed to thousands of patients from Barts and the London NHS Trust potentially breaching the national 18-week referral to treatment time target. The trust is facing a backlog of 23,000 potential breaches, and although it says the situation is improving – and it has resumed reporting on 18-week waits […]
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Trisoft adopts Mid Essex pre-op module
Trisoft has worked in collaboration with Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and Health Enterprise East to develop a web browser based pre-assessment system, and interface it to its TheatreMan theatre management system. The original software was developed by consultant anaesthetist Dr Ronan Fenton, who wanted a replacement for the paper records that were previously […]
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