Somerset County Council goes live with Rio EPR
The first local authority to deploy an electronic patient record is Somerset County Council, who has gone live with the Rio EPR.
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Child protection system misses target
A new March 2018 deadline for the roll-out of the Child Protection Information Sharing system has been set, after most local authorities missed the December 2015 target.
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Child protection database live in 2015
Children identified as vulnerable by social services will be flagged to NHS staff if they attend an A&E, starting in 2015.
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Councils get £11.8m for data collection
Councils will get an extra £11.8m of funding to support the move to a new social care data collection system, due to be phased in over coming years.
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McKesson UK put up for sale
McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.
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Cards could link exercise and benefits
Councils could use smartcards to link prescribed exercise packages to benefits, a think-tank report on the role of local authorities in public health has suggested.
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