CSC says iSoft deal not in ‘best interests’ of NPfIT
Computer Sciences Corporation, local service provider to three NHS regions, today said that it has refused to back the IBA takeover of iSoft in the ‘best interests’ of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). The LSP, which holds contracts for the North, Midlands and East regions, confirmed today that it has vetoed the takeover of iSoft […]
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Ipswich struggles with iSoft order communications glitches
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, has experienced persistent problems getting its new Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)-provided iSoft iPM patient administration system and iCM clinical software to communicate with clinical requests sent from iCM not being picked up by iPM. The trust went live with the new systems, provided by CSC under the NHS IT programme, over the […]
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Deal or no deal?
Would an IBA-owned iSoft be good news for health service? With a full blown bid by Australia’s IBA Healthcare now appearing imminent, Jon Hoeksma looks at the background to current talks.
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Duplicate records created after Manchester iPM upgrade
A problem in a software upgrade provided to trusts using the iSoft iPM patient administration systems in the Greater Manchester region last month has led to almost 400 duplicate patient records being created every day, requiring records to later be de-duplicated. The problem affected upgrades to the iPM system provided by Computer Sciences Corporation under […]
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Surrey and Sussex go live with Millennium
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has become the latest trust in the Southern cluster to go-live with Cerner’s Millennium Release 0 patient administration system, delivered by local service provider Fujitsu. The trust went live with the system trust-wide on the evening of Friday 20 April, at the same time as local service provider Computer Sciences […]
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Granger says ‘consultation’ led to records delays
Richard Granger, the director general of IT for the NHS today (26 April) told the House of Commons Health Select Committee that he blames the two year delay in delivery the electronic patient record system at the heart of the NHS IT programme on ‘consultations’ taking longer than anticipated He said: “Some aspects have been delayed by […]
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Ipswich installs first national programme iCM
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has become the first trust to receive an iSoft iCM clinical system under the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) after local service provider Computer Sciences Corporation deployed the system with the iPM patient administration system (PAS) last weekend. As well as the Ipswich deployment, CSC also implemented an iPM PAS in […]
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CSC deploys first community PAS in Eastern cluster
Cambridgeshire PCT has become the first trust to receive an iSoft Community iPM system from Computer Sciences Corporation in the Eastern region of the NHS, formerly overseen by Accenture. The system went live on 30 March in three sites, the Princess of Wales Hospital, Arthur Rank House and Brookfields Hospital, replacing their previous community system, […]
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Bradford goes live with iPM in just six months
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has successfully deployed the iSoft iPM system in just six months, after striking a deal with Computer Sciences Corporation and Connecting for Health last October. The trust becomes the first hospital in the North East to go live with a CSC provided iSoft iPM PAS system. CSC took over […]
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NPfIT’s Evolution maternity dropped by Royal Shrewsbury
The NHS trust that was meant to be the pilot site for the National Programme for IT version of iSoft’s Evolution Maternity Information System, has given up waiting for its delayed NPfIT system and implemented an alternative system bought off the shelf. Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust, Shropshire has been waiting for almost two years […]
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