Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS trusts use AI waiting list service
NHS patients in Lancashire and South Cumbria can now take advantage of an AI-powered Chatbot service to help with waiting list efficiencies.
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Morecambe Bay command centre to be adopted by London trusts
Modules from an analytical command centre set up at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay have been adopted across seven London NHS trusts.
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Healthcare IT news in brief
This week’s round up includes a market update from Emis Group, confirmation of the news that Morecambe Bay is sticking with Lorenzo, and an Advanced Carenotes deployment by the Combat Stress charity; plus partnerships in the triage and primary care space.
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Healthcare IT appointments in brief
This month’s round-up covers new chief information officer appointments Lewisham and Greenwich, Sandwell and West Birmingham and Morecambe Bay NHS trusts.
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IT strategy to save Morecambe Bay £35m
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust could save £35m over the next five years thanks to its IT strategy and implementation of the Lorenzo electronic patient record system, the trust says.
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Joe’s view: Lorenzo revisited
Joe McDonald had a terrible time with Lorenzo but now, he says, the electronic patient record is coming good, thanks to the “magnificent madmen and madwomen” in the NHS and CSC who have stuck with it; and a very good CCIO.
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Morecambe delivers digital letters
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is sending discharge summaries and A&E letters electronically to GPs following a two-month deployment of Docman Hub.
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Birmingham Women’s gets Lorenzo go-ahead
Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust has had its business case to deploy the advanced bed management functionality of Lorenzo approved by the CSC LSP Programme Board.
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Morecambe looks to align Lorenzo deals
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has asked the government to synchronise the start time of the contracts for all Lorenzo sites in the North, Midlands and East.
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Cumbria ‘air traffic control’ starts up
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with the first phase of a Cumbria-wide resource matching and e-referral system.
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