GDEs should remove need for procurements, says Swindells
The global digital exemplar (GDE) and fast follower programme will be used to changed how trusts buy IT systems, says a NHS England’s Matthew Swindells.
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Wirral implements oncology management system for blood cancer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation has become the first in the UK to implement a Cerner-supplied oncology management system for better management of patients with blood cancer.
Clinical Software
GDE profile: Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
At Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, there is a desire to use GDE status to support the “easyjetifying” of services. Through greater use of cloud services and Skype – as well as through private sector sponsorship – they hope to make interacting with their services as easy as booking a low-cost flight.
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Acute trusts can now draw down GDE funds, almost
NHS England’s Paul Rice said that the long-awaited for acute £100 million GDE funds can now be drawn down by the 16 trusts.
Infrastructure
Mersey Care advancing suicide prevention app
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is advancing in its plans to develop an app which anticipates and responds to suicide risk, its chief executive has said.
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Data analytics can boost mental healthcare – trust CEO
Data analytics will be crucial to improving the delivery of mental healthcare and demonstrating the need for investment in it, a trust chief executive has argued.
Infrastructure
West Suffolk identifies data errors in discharge summaries
West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has identified technical problems in its Cerner EPR, known locally as e-care, leading to inaccuracies in discharge letters automatically sent to local GPs.
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Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust help create vital signs app
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has helped develop a vital signs app which alerts staff to a patient’s deterioration before it becomes life threatening.
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Salford Royal wants to create a digital control centre
GDE Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is looking to find a supplier to create a “digital control centre” that focuses on data analytics and digital health.
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