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Hitachi to prove concepts in Manchester

Five Manchester healthcare organisations and Japanese company Hitachi have begun two proof of concept projects to improve healthcare technologies.
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Emis and Ascribe look for ‘sweet spots’

Emis and Ascribe have created a “sweet spots map” of common users to develop exemplars for their integrated care strategy.
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New Graphnet tech for Hants record

A county that pioneered record sharing a decade ago has successfully updated the technology that underlies the project.
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NHS England introduces IDCR

NHS England has released guidance for trusts to achieve fully integrated digital care records across all care settings by 2018.
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NI gets electronic care records

Northern Ireland has launched the country’s first electronic care record system.
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Osborne shifts £3 billion to social care

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that £3 billion will be spent on jointly commissioned health and social care services in
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NHS CB mandated to create EHR

The NHS Commissioning Board should have plans in place for all patients to have an integrated electronic record of their
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Integrated care pilots show few benefits

An independent evaluation of the Department of Health’s integrated care pilots has shown they are delivering few of the benefits
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Records ‘needed for integrated care’

Two think-tanks that are well-known for influencing government policy have called for a major investment in IT to promote integrated
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Nuffield Trust calls for integrated care

A single patient record and single joint needs assessment process are among the goals of five health economies working to
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