Wirral goes live with Cerner
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest English NHS trust to go live with Cerner Millennium.
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Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh HIS tender
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is tendering for a hospital information system to replace its patient administration system and provide integrated A&E and e-prescribing functionality. The trust stressed that it regarded the HIS as an ‘interim’ solution but said that it could “no longer afford to wait until Lorenzo reaches a capability beyond […]
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BT Health boss to lead Oxford Radcliffe
Sir Jonathan Michael, managing director of BT Health, is to become the chief executive of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Cameron: Don’t believe Google scare
David Cameron has said people should not believe “scare stories” about patients’ medical records being handed over to companies such as Google and Microsoft, if the Conservatives are elected.
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Answers to EHI’s quiz of the year
First clinical director for informatics
The Department of Health has announced that it has appointed Charles Gutteridge as the first national clinical director for informatics.
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US publishes ‘meaningful use’ criteria
The first draft criteria for the federal funding of electronic health records as part of the US’ recovery plans have been published. The eagerly awaited initial eligibility criteria were published at the end of December by The Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator. They are set out in a 700-page plan […]
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NHS Stressline to help with debt worries
A new telephone service, NHS Stressline, was launched today to help people facing the New Year worried about debt, housing and employment. NHS Stressline callers will receive practical information and advice from trained health advisers. If they are suffering from stress, anxiety or depression, they will be directed to a wider package of financial and […]
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Lansley: LSP contracts may be abandoned
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has said he believes it will be possible to abandon the existing local service provider contracts that are part of The National Programme for IT in the NHS.
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