Hunt extends Challenge Fund by £100m
The government will extend its £50m primary care Challenge Fund by a further £100m, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
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Keogh calls for TECS support
Sir Bruce Keogh has called on 250 stakeholders to support the uptake of telehealth and telecare as part of the Technology Enabled Care Services programme.
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Brighton rocked by IT systems crash
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust declared a major incident last week after it lost access to clinical IT systems and was forced to re-route ambulances to other hospitals.
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Second NHS wi-fi survey underway
The second edition of a nationwide survey on wi-fi access within the NHS should show whether organisations are heeding a call for improved access.
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GPSoC testing to start by Christmas
Integration testing for suppliers offering patient-facing services under the new GP Systems of Choice framework will begin before Christmas, the national clinical lead for general practice at the HSCIC has said.
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North Middlesex moves on with Medway
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is preparing to digitise its medical records after a series of successful go-lives with its Medway electronic patient record system.
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UK firms boldly go into tricorder finals
Two UK companies have made it to the final stage of a worldwide competition to create a real-life version of Star Trek’s medical tricorder to diagnose health conditions.
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RCP announces Future Hospital sites
The Royal College of Physicians has announced that four trusts will take forward the ideas of its Future Hospital report, which called for a significant shift in the way that medical patients are managed in and out of hospital.
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Nursing tech fund 2 to be open to all
Further details about the second round of NHS England’s Nursing Technology Fund, including an expansion of eligible organisations, are set to be released shortly.
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Punish EPR laggers – Kelsey
Healthcare leaders must consider implementing “radical” proposals to improve the use of electronic patient records, Tim Kelsey has said.
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