Abertawe integrates portal and PAS
The Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board in Wales has integrated its ward-based clinical portal with the national Myrddin patient administration system to give nurses easier access to real-time patient information.
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Tech grant for Poole epilepsy project
A consortium that includes Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has received £722,000 from Innovate UK to integrate personal health data with its Graphnet CareCentric record.
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NHS Wales changes integration platform
The NHS Wales Informatics Service has chosen Fiorano Software to replace its existing integration platform with a flexible messaging service between its systems.
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Break down information silos – Poulter
Breaking down information silos between different health providers is essential if the government is to successfully join up health and social care, health minister Dr Dan Poulter has said.
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Ade Memoire on portals
Trust IM&T director Adrian Byrne says that ‘to portal or not to portal’ is the question facing many trusts; and it would help to start with an agreed definition of what a portal is meant to be.
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South integration funding scrapped
Funding for the integration project that was part of the Southern Local Clinical Systems programme has been scrapped and trusts must instead apply via the Technology Fund.
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HSCIC plans a national tech strategy
The Health and Social Care Information Centre plans to publish a national technology and data strategy in summer 2015.
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TPP MIG integration axed
Healthcare Gateway’s agreement with TPP to enable information sharing via its Medical Interoperability Gateway has broken down and a pilot of the integration has been axed.
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South Acute Programme approved
The outline business case for the South Acute Programme has been approved by HM Treasury and the first procurement is due to launch this summer.
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Success in sight
The Eyecare Integration Project, which lets Scottish optometrists refer patients to hospital electronically, was one of the winners at last year’s EHI Awards. Paul Curran reports.
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