In defence of the Spine
Ewan Davis surprises himself by setting out the case in defence of the NHS Spine. He argues that if we didn’t have it, we’d have to invent it.
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Primary care inspires review
EHI Primary Care editor Fiona Barr dissects the NHS IT review and identifies the wellspring of ideas that shaped it.
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Nottinghamshire implements VoIP
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has announced that it has completed the implementation of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) platform from Proximity Communications. Previously the trust, a specialist in treating patients with mental health and learning disabilities, ran different telephony systems at various sites, which became complex and costly. Martin Harrison, telecoms project manager at […]
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Derbyshire scraps Lorenzo plans
Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust has abandoned plans to implement Lorenzo, following problems with its development. E-Health Insider understands the trust wants to see problems with the development of the iSoft ‘strategic’ electronic patient record system resolved before implementing it. Earlier this year, NHS East Midlands published an IM&T update saying that Derbyshire Mental […]
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Scottish telemedicine trial success
Cisco has released results from a survey of patients taking part in a Scottish telemedicine trial, showing that almost 100% were satisfied with the technology used to remotely assess minor medical conditions. In January 2008, the Scottish Centre for Telehealth joined forces with NHS Scotland and Cisco to run a trial in the emergency department […]
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Ofcom launches 111 consultation
Ofcom has launched a consultation on the use of a national 111 non-emergency number for healthcare. Following the consultation, the Department of Health plans to pilot the new number and to roll the service out across England. Ofcom, the independent regulator for the UK communications industries, will run the consultation from today, looking at use […]
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Industry round-up 09.07.09
This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers new products, system deployments, observed trends and other news from leading healthcare IT suppliers. South Manchester utilises Hornbill’s Supportworks The University of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has applied Hornbill’s Supportworks ITSM service management software to manage the NHS Registration Authority smart card system that it is introducing […]
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QIPP focus for Yorks and Humber IT
More than 50% of GP practices in NHS Yorkshire and the Humber will be on TPP’s SystmOne by the end of the financial year. But delivery of the Lorenzo electronic patient record remains a significant risk, according to a board paper presented to the strategic health authority. IT plans outlined in the report to this month’s […]
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Mid Yorks digitises 1.9m records
Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust has begun converting more than 1.9m patient records into digital files as part of a £2.3m contract with the EDM Group. The project, which will run for two years, will see the trust convert around 72m sheets of paper by scanning and turning them into tif or pdf format. At […]
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InterSystems wins Jersey record deal
The States of Jersey Health and Social Services Department has announced that will develop an island-wide integrated care record using InterSystems TrakCare.
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