NHS should ‘look to lastminute.com’
Trade body Intellect has urged the NHS to learn from the private sector when it comes to building a new digital architecture to meet the ‘paperless’ challenge.
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The Big EPR Debate begins
The NHS is being urged to adopt electronic patient records as the foundation for going paperless. EHI editor Jon Hoeksma says it’s time for EHI readers to define EPRs and how to achieve them; to avoid past mistakes.
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Take part in The Big EPR Debate
The NHS is once more being urged to implement electronic patient records as the foundation for paperless working – and it’s time for EHI readers to shape the way forward.
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Caldicott recommends ‘duty to share’
The Caldicott2 review of information governance in the NHS recommends a new duty to share information when it is in the interest of the patient.
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All change, please
At midnight, the latest reorganisation of the NHS finally took effect. Lyn Whitfield outlines the changes and their impact on NHS IT.
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Francis response includes Ofsted-ratings
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed that an ‘Ofsted style’ system of summary ratings for hospitals and care homes will form part of the government’s response to the Francis report.
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Paperless NHS possible – Intellect
A paperless NHS is achievable but requires a different way of thinking for users, buyers and suppliers of healthcare, says a report by UK trade body Intellect.
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Hunt’s Ofsted plan marked down
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt should think carefully before re-introducing ‘Ofsted-style’ ratings into the NHS, the Nuffield Trust has concluded.
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Govt EPR targets ‘a good thing’
The government’s ambitious targets for electronic records in NHS trusts are achievable and will deliver safer patient care, Cerner’s UK boss says.
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GPs not there on records access – survey
The overwhelming majority of GP practices are not ready to implement the government’s flagship NHS IT pledge to give patients online access to their records by 2015, an exclusive survey by doctors.net.uk for eHealth Insider has found.
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