Torbay and South Devon deploying HealthShare
A single, integrated clinical portal linking primary, acute, community and social care will be rolled out across Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
Interoperability
CQC calls for national risk assessment model and data set
The Care Quality Commission has called for national action on the risk models and data sets that underpin initiatives to keep people out of hospital, in a report that says current integrated care initiatives are struggling.
AI and Analytics
Sutton integrates social care and health record
The London Borough of Sutton and NHS Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group have created a shared care record with social services involvement from the outset.
Digital Patient
Birmingham mental health group deploys Carenotes
A Birmingham mental health collaboration has gone live with Advanced’s Carenotes electronic patient record to support its 15,000 young patients.
Clinical Software
London NHS devolution deal signed
Chancellor George Osborne and health secretary Jeremy Hunt have signed a health devolution deal for the NHS in London, that follows a similar agreement for Manchester.
News
Parties clash on NHS funding and reform
The health spokesmen of the three main political parties have clashed over the future funding and structure of the NHS at a King’s Fund debate ahead of the general election.
News
Planning key to interoperability – BCS
The drive for interoperability across the health and social care system must be backed by strong business planning and organisational change to succeed, new guidelines from the BCS say.
Interoperability
From Russia with love
Policy makers have worked out that integrated care will need integrated IT. But Ewan Davis doubts they understand how to achieve that – and suggests they should look to Moscow for ideas.
Feature
Emis and TPP sign data sharing pact
Emis and TPP have signed a data sharing agreement to enable direct interoperability between their clinical systems, with pilot sites set to trial information sharing within three months.
News
Trusts must back integration – Monitor
Failing to share health and social care records might be evidence of a breach of the new integrated care condition of the NHS provider licence, according to a consultation by Monitor.
News