Wales publishes pathology shortlist
Six companies have been shortlisted as potential providers to develop a national pathology laboratory system for Wales. The procurement is expected to award a £7.9m national contract for pathology services to become available in 2010. The Welsh IT agency Informing Healthcare has announced that Cerner, Clinisys, EMIS, iSoft, InterSystems and Technidata have been selected to […]
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Rotherham and Barnsley ASCC procurement
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley NHS Foundation Trust have become among the first in the country to complete a procurement using the Additional Supply Capability and Capacity framework contract. The two trusts have used ASCC to procure a shared laboratory information management system from CliniSys. In December 2007, the two trusts decided to establish […]
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Hammersmith chooses Technidata for blood transfusion
Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a contract with Technidata to replace its two existing blood transfusion systems with TD-BloodBank, a component of the firm’s TD-Synergy integrated Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). The trust has also signed up to pilot Pocket TD-BloodBank, a portable version of the software that provides access from networked and handheld […]
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Lab survey settles on best LIMS software
A survey conducted of laboratory information systems by consultancy firm Feltham Associates has placed Technidata’s Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) top in customer satisfaction. Dave Simm, general manager of Technidata, said he was "extremely pleased" with the results of the report, calling at a "major vote of confidence" from his users. The TD-Synergy system received […]
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New Cross gets electronic blood bank management
New Cross Hospital, part of the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with the latest version of Technidata’s TD BloodBank solution for blood transfusion management. The updated TD Bloodbank software includes a new sample validation module, positive antibody alerts and blood pack storage facilities. Mike Herbert, blood bank manager at New Cross Hospital, […]
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CliniSys acquires European LIMS leader
Pathology software solutions provider, CliniSys, has acquired MIPS, one of the largest and most successful suppliers of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) in mainland Europe. MIPS dominates the market in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands and has made inroads into the French, German and Spanish markets in the past three to four years. CliniSys say […]
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Integrated IT system installed in central health lab
The Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL), Colindale, has completed the installation of a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) which enables automated results to be sent online and real-time statistical analysis. The software brings nine laboratories, including those which monitor bacterial infection, respiratory and neurological viruses and sexual health, each of which had a separately-developed […]
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Barts and The London chooses Sysmed for pathology
Barts and The London NHS Trust, has selected Sysmed Solutions’ WinPath pathology laboratory information management system (LIMS) to support the modernisation of its pathology services. The new LIMS system supplied will initially link four pathology laboratories, within the Trust and at Newham and Homerton NHS hospitals. Barts and the London currently processes over two million […]
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New automated lab is one of Europe’s largest
The Whitfield Street Auto Lab in central London, one of the largest automated laboratories of its kind in Europe, had its official launch last week. Lord May, president of the Royal Society, performed the opening ceremony for the lab which was built by University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) in partnership with The Doctors […]
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WinPath chosen by Brighton and Sussex
Sysmed Solutions has announced that its WinPath pathology laboratory information management system (LIMS) has been selected by at Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust following a fast-track procurement process. WinPath will replace two separate LIMS legacy systems at the trust. The value and duration of the contract were not disclosed. Brighton and Sussex University […]
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