East Kent uses Bloodhound on iPods
Staff at East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust will use Apple iPods at the bedside to match patients with blood products using its new Bloodhound system.
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Kent trusts issue £40m EPR tender
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust are jointly procuring an electronic patient record system in a contract worth £10m – £40m.
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East Kent trials Notify
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation trust will alert medical staff in real time about acute kidney injury patients, starting this month.
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RIS replacements: hard to do, easy to get wrong
Some trusts that have chosen to implement new radiology information systems on exiting their National PACS Programme contracts have reported problems. Kim Thomas reports.
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Third Kent trust reports RIS problems
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has apologised to patients experiencing delays as a result of problems with a new radiology information system from GE Healthcare.
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East Kent RIS problems affect patients
The go-live of a new radiology information system has caused delays at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
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East Kent buys portal to save time
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust hopes to save up to 20 minutes of A&E doctors’ time per patient with the deployment of a clinical portal.
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East Kent buys VitalPAC
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is to go-live next week with the Learning Clinic’s VitalPAC, in a deal worth £500,000.
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