Kodak implements PACS at Chesterfield in 11 weeks
Kodak Health Imaging has announced that it has successfully installed an end-to-end digital image management solution, comprising capture, print, distribution, storage and service solutions in just 11 weeks. In February Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Royal Hospital NHS Trust awarded Kodak a contract to install an integrated image and information management solution at Chesterfield Royal Hospital […]
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Agency due to lead NHS IT change management scrapped
The Government is to scrap the NHS Modernisation Agency (MA), the agency charged with delivering the change management programme that is meant to accompany the new computer systems to be delivered by the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The MA, which has 760 staff and a £230 million budget, was meant to be responsible for […]
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Statutory registration in prospect for health informatics
Statutory registration of healthcare informatics staff in four years is the target for a new voluntary regulator launched this week. Meanwhile the UK Council of Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP) intends to build its register and encourage employers to ask for registered staff when they advertise jobs and draw up job descriptions. UKCHIP president, Dr Glyn Hayes, […]
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Dawn of globalisation in health IT, Granger tells HIMSS
ORLANDO, Florida – The NHS National Programme for Information Technology is drawing interest on both sides of the Atlantic, a phenomenon that Director General of NHS IT Richard Granger calls the dawning of globalisation in health IT, writes Neil Versel. “This is the first time someone else has done something that sits on scale with […]
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EHR roll-out underway across Wirral
NHS organisations on the Wirral have announced plans to push ahead with the roll-out of an ambitious health community-wide electronic health record (EHR) programme at least two years ahead of the national NHS Care Records Service. The new EHR project builds on the solid foundations laid by NHS organisations in the Wirral, which have been […]
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Healthcare IT awards finalists announced
IT applications in a wide variety of healthcare settings are represented by seven finalists for the 2004 Healthcare IT Effectiveness Awards announced this week. The finalists, drawn from around the country will compete for four awards covering: best use of IT in secondary and tertiary care; best use of IT in primary and community care; […]
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Renal Services NSF information strategy published
The Department of Health has published its information strategy to help support delivery of the National Service Framework (NSF) for renal services. Local Service Providers (LSPs) and the National Application Service Provider providing the Data Spine project will have a central role to play in ensuring the success of the strategy. The new information strategy […]
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Research points to serious issues in EPR acceptability
A group of researchers at the University of Brighton spent two years looking at how electronic patient records were developed, implemented and used in maternity services. They summarise the findings below. ‘Few would dispute that the vision for the Electronic Patient Record (EPR) is acceptable. The majority of clinicians and clients would welcome the use […]
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NHSIA unit to support National Programme
The NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) has established a new business unit, NHS Support Services, to support the implementation of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). A particular focus for the new unit will be to support the NPfIT’s five Regional Implementation Directors and their teams. An NHSIA spokesperson told E-Health Insider that the NHSIA was […]
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Feature: Using information effectively
The Nuffield Trust and the Commission for Health Improvement have both highlighted the need for the NHS to improve its use of information. Stephen Pincock investigates. When the Nuffield Trust published its latest report on the government’s efforts to improve quality in the NHS, the verdict was painted in broadly upbeat strokes. But […]
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