Rotherham asks Monitor to back off
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is to ask Monitor to relax its oversight of its Meditech v6.0 electronic patient record programme.
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Oxford trials contactless technology
Oxford scientists have developed and trialled contactless technology that uses a digital camera to monitor the vital signs of patients.
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Colchester told to invest in cancer IT
A report on cancer services at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has discovered that it purchased a specialist cancer system – and then failed to implement it.
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Colchester put into special measures
Monitor has put Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, which is facing a data scandal related to cancer waiting times, into special measures.
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Colchester may face data scandal
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is at the centre of a widening series of investigations into claims that information may have been falsified to hide missed targets for cancer treatment.
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Rotherham creates Meditech ‘skin’
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has developed a front-end ‘skin’ for its Meditech electronic patient record system, due to issues with its functionality.
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Rotherham plans EPR turn-around
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust aims to have resolved the majority of issues with its Meditech v6.0 electronic patient record implementation by next month.
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Rotherham spending £40m on EPR
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust plans to spend more than £40m on implementing its Meditech V6.0 electronic patient record system which is causing “persistent serious issues” nine months after go-live.
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Monitor blasts Rotherham’s EPR programme
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has been found in significant breach of its terms of authorisation by Monitor with its electronic patient record implementation identified as a key issue.
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Cambridge in ‘significant breach’
Monitor has found Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in significant breach of its terms of authorisation.
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