Trafford gets integrated child system
Trafford Council has deployed Liquidlogic’s Protocol Integrated Children’s System to make it compliant with government requirements on integrated children’s systems.
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma
E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma argues that an incoming UK government looking to make savings may find the £3 billion of unsigned CSC deals an irresistible target.
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Personal View: John Cruickshank
The author of ‘Fixing NHS IT’ outlines his recommendations for a new government and urges ministers to take action within 100 days.
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Swindells tells IT pros to up their game
The newly appointed head of BCS Health has called for informaticians to “step up to the plate” and lead change within the NHS.
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Work needed on NHS 24 – MSPs
"A substantial degree of work" is needed to rebuild confidence in the Scottish health helpline NHS 24, according to members of the Scottish Parliament. The Health and Sport Committee has published a report on out-of-hours care in rural areas that concludes urgent action is needed to resolve shortcomings. The report recommends that health boards should be given […]
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SCR roll-out suspended
The Department of Health has suspended the roll-out of the Summary Care Record in the five strategic health authorities where accelerated implementation has been underway.
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EHI Interview: Norman Lamb
As part of EHI’s general election coverage, Sarah Bruce talks to the Lib Dem health spokesman.
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Records pledge in Conservative manifesto
The general election The Conservative election manifesto has reiterated the Tories’ pledge to give patients online control of their own health records. No details are given of how this will be achieved; leaving open the possibility that a Conservative government might look beyond the NHS’s own HealthSpace to more eye-catching deals with Google or Microsoft. […]
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Scottish practices trial patient portal
Two GP practices in Scotland are to run a trial of an online patient portal enabling patients to access their records over the internet, the Scottish Government has announced. The Patient Portal will run at two practices in NHS Ayrshire and Arran over the next six months to enable patients to view test results and […]
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Experts fear Punch and Judy election
The general election Policy and healthcare IT experts have urged an incoming government to resist the temptation to shake up the NHS and radically reorganise its IT. Asked to put forward manifesto ideas for the general election that is likely to be called after the Easter break, commentators from think tanks, analysts and the health […]
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