Rotherham: NPfIT has put us back 10 yrs
The chief executive of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has said the National Programme for IT in the NHS has “put back the contribution of IT in the NHS by more than ten years.”
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NHS Direct aims to become ‘web first’
NHS Direct aims to shift a ‘substantial amount’ of its work from the telephone to the web next year, its chief executive has revealed. Nick Chapman told E-Health Insider Live ‘09 that it aims to become a ‘web first’ organisation to deliver more value for money to the NHS, but that this would be a […]
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SCR may have London roll out
The head of the London Programme for IT has admitted that the ‘one size fits all’ approach to deploying Cerner Millennium was a “mistake”. Speaking at E-Health Insider Live ’09, Kevin Jarrold said a “significantly different” approach was being taken at Kingston Hospital and St George’s Hospital NHS trusts, which are due to go live […]
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Kelsey – info should be compulsory
GPs and all other NHS providers should be mandated to publish routine, standardised data on their outcomes, according to the chairman of health information firm Dr Foster. Tim Kelsey told E-Health Insider Live ’09 that only English hospitals currently publish outcomes data and the next government should ‘force the pace.’ He said a future government […]
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Four in ten readers expect cuts
Four out of ten NHS IT staff are expecting their budgets to decrease next year, and a further 36% expect them to be frozen at this year’s level.
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EMIS Web v2 on show next week
Primary care system supplier EMIS has announced that it will preview version 2 of its next generation system EMIS Web at E-Health Insider Live ’09 next week. The company said it will be the first time the system has been shown outside the EMIS National User Group and follows the completion of internal testing. The […]
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Mobile Solutions Village on show
One of the highlights of the E-Health Insider Live ’09 exhibition will be the O2 and BlackBerry Mobile Solutions Village. The two suppliers will showcase NHS customers who are using their applications and technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of community and hospital based staff. Daniel Morrison-Gardiner, head of BlackBerry’s healthcare group, said: “We […]
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Lorenzo R1.9 to debut at EHI event
ISoft will be publicly showcasing the latest version of Lorenzo at E-Health Insider Live ’09, alongside its Viaduct integration engine and new branding.
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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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