Consultation on database of consultants launched after Paterson inquiry
The consultation sets out a series of changes to how data is recorded and managed across private and NHS care, based on recommendations from the inquiry.
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Calls for single database of consultants reignited after Ian Paterson inquiry
The Ian Paterson inquiry accused the NHS and private healthcare sector of “wilful blindness” and concluded more responsibility for safety was needed.
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IHPN seeks software developers for private doctor database
The Consultant Information Sharing System will allow healthcare providers to share information about private doctors in the interest of patient safety.
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Child health digital strategy promised
NHS England wants to create a single view of a child’s health record, available online to healthcare professionals and accessible to patients and carers.
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Child protection database going live
The first wave of the Child Protection Information Sharing project is due to go live next month.
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Care.data delayed
NHS England has announced a delay to the start of care.data extractions to allow more time to build public confidence in the scheme.
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Christmas IT crash at London Ambulance
Staff at London Ambulance Service NHS Trust recorded emergency calls on paper on Christmas Day when its call management system went down for five hours.
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Spine2 built on Riak database
The replacement for the NHS data Spine is being built around a distributed, open source database called Riak from US company Basho.
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Child protection database live in 2015
Children identified as vulnerable by social services will be flagged to NHS staff if they attend an A&E, starting in 2015.
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NHS orgs invest in reference database
Eight NHS trusts and commissioning support units have invested in a weekly updated reference database of healthcare organisations.
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