Lumb queries LSP deal at Morecambe
A Cumbria GP, who has led the development of primary care systems across the county, told eHealth Insider Live about his difficulty integrating with Lorenzo at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Dr William Lumb, IT lead for South Cumbria, said that although he had been able to develop a Community Information Network […]
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Westmorland is making GP commissioning work; not least because it has sorted out its IT. Fiona Barr talks to Dr William Lumb, who is leading the work.
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Pennine on brink of dropping Lorenzo
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust may be on the brink of abandoning its Lorenzo implementation following continuing concerns and difficulties around implementing the system, E-Health Insider has learned.
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Little change on LSP contracts: Connelly
The Department for Health’s director general for informatics has emphasised that local service provider contracts are still in place; although negotiations with CSC have yet to be concluded.
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Insider view: Lyn Whitfield
E-Health Insider looks back over NPfIT, which is to face a radically different future as a result of a ministerial statement from health minister Simon Burns.
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End of NPfIT to be announced today
The National Programme for IT in the NHS is set to end in its current form, a ministerial statement will announce this morning.
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Problems reported at Morecambe Bay
Staff and patients at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust are reporting issues with the Lorenzo electronic patient record system that went live at the start of June.
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Decision day for Morecambe Bay
D-Day has arrived for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust on whether it is allowed to proceed with plans to become the first acute hospital to take the delayed Lorenzo hospital information system.
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Insider View: Jon Hoeksma
E-Health Insider editor Jon Hoeksma argues that an incoming UK government looking to make savings may find the £3 billion of unsigned CSC deals an irresistible target.
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Kainos launches EDMS from Ipswich trial
Consulting company Kainos and infrastructure software provider Autonomy have launched an electronic document management system following a successful implementation at Ipswich Hospitals NHS Trust.
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