Ipswich Hospital rolls out patient portal for letters and appointments
The next time an appointment is booked patients with a registered mobile number will be sent a text message inviting them to sign up to the system.
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Hospital staff See Fire after accessing Ed Sheeran’s personal details
It is understood Sheeran was asked to sign autographs and pose for photographs by some Ipswich Hospital staff while he was there in October 2017.
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Ipswich sticks with Agfa for PACS
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has signed a new contract with Agfa Healthcare to provide a new PACS system.
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Ipswich battles winter pressures with BI tool
A winter pressures business intelligence tool developed at Ipswich Hospital with Medeanalytics is providing an early warning system for capacity shortfalls and enabling the trust to develop alternative provision.
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Ipswich looks to model A&E demand
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust is working with geographical information systems supplier Esri to assess how its location analytics technology can help it to manage demand for hospital services.
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Ipswich live with Lorenzo
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has begun the phased roll-out of its Lorenzo electronic patient record system from CSC.
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Ipswich puts iPads on wards
Clinicians at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust are using iPads to access patient records at the bedside.
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DH gives exclusive insight into CSC deal
EXCLUSIVE: The man in charge of the Department of Health’s interim deal with CSC says it wants to normalise the health IT market and expects no more than 20 trusts to take Lorenzo under the new agreement.
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Five trusts to get £1m Lorenzo incentive
Five NHS trusts appear to have met the March deadline to commit to taking CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record system and qualify for the £1m incentive payment.
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Ipswich to get £14m for Lorenzo
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust expects to receive nearly £14m in funding from the government for taking CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record system.
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