EHI’s industry news roundup 25.04.08
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 25 April 2008 featuring supplier news, appointments and awards. Supplier news Sussex HIS use new e-learning for staff training Sussex Health Information Service (HIS) is using e-learning training services from ILX Group to make significant savings and enhancing training provision for its 400 staff. The […]
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ESR set to complete roll-out
The NHS’s Electronic Staff Record is due to complete its national implementation this month, with over 600 NHS organisations across England and Wales live with the centralised national human resources system. When fully operational, the system will hold the details of almost 1.3m NHS staff members, replacing 28 core payroll systems, and 67 legacy human […]
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CfH expand ETD course offerings
Connecting for Health has announced two new additions to its Education, Training and Development (ETD) series, to be launched next month. The agency will be introducing the Essential IT Skills (EITS) Programme on 3 March to replace its European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) service, which is due to close on 21 March. The EITS Programme […]
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ESR approaches one million NHS staff
The ninth wave of NHS organisations have gone live with the integrated HR and payroll system, the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR); as a result 476 organisations covering 949,470 NHS employees are now using the system. The £300m 15-year Department of Health project is being delivered by a consortium led by health IT specialist McKesson, […]
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Bristol switches on to online learning
Caroline Plaice, knowledge services manager at North Bristol NHS Trust, outlines how staff are beginning to benefit from a Managed Learning Environment.
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New e-qualification launched for teen cancer care
Coventry University claimed a first today with the launch of what it describes as a “global virtual classroom created to teach health professionals.” The new e-learning facility will offer healthcare professionals the chance to obtain a postgraduate certificate in cancer care for teenagers and young adults which has been accredited by the Paediatric Oncology Nurse […]
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Concern over slow progress in acute sector
A board paper written for the largest NHS trust in England says that its region of the National Programme for IT does not have a roadmap for delivering an electronic care record. The report, submitted to Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, by director of informatics, Brian Derry and his deputy, Alastair Cartwright, in October says: […]
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E-learning helps NHS managers understand finance
New e-learning modules which help managers to understand NHS finance have been developed by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). The modules were written and produced by communication and training specialists, Information Transfer, to help NHS staff understand the requirements of the new Patient Choice and Payment by Results schemes. An HFMA spokesperson told E-Health […]
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Priory Group delivers e-learning over intranet
The Priory Group, providers of acute and secure mental healthcare, neuro-rehabilitation and specialist educational services, is to invest in e-learning for non-medical induction training for staff. The private healthcare group has also launched a new corporate intranet for its 5,000 staff in the UK, allowing them to undertake vital e-learning training they need for their day-to-day jobs. […]
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E-learning for foundation doctors launched
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) Publishing Group has launched a new broadband learning service for junior foundation doctors and their clinical tutors. The BMJ Learning Foundation Programme is the first service aimed at helping foundation level 1 and 2 junior doctors with meeting the curriculum requirements of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Department […]
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