DH plans to establish NIB as priority
The Department of Health has released its IT priorities for the next year, with the National Information Board and support for the NIB’s informatics strategy mentioned as key projects.
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TechUK sets out view on EPRs
TechUK has put out a report outlining its view on a national accreditation system for EPRs as NHS England looks into its benefits and weaknesses. The supplier organisation says accreditation is only part of the picture, and must be consistent.
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Interoperability important for tech fund
NHS England’s head of enterprise architecture has underlined the importance of interoperability to trusts putting together ‘tech fund 2’ bids.
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£20m on open source in ‘tech fund 2’
NHS England has a £20m target for open source systems in the second round of its technology fund, although the money is not “ring-fenced” for use.
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Open data could add £216bn to UK economy
A move towards open data could add £216 billion to the UK economy by 2017, says a joint report by NHS England and OpenGovLab.
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Allscripts wants “smart trusts”
Allscripts wants to work with trusts that know what success looks like, the company’s managing director for Europe has said, as the supplier looks to win more trusts in the UK.
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Mixed interest in tech fund open source
There is mixed interest among NHS IT directors in the open source focus of NHS England’s Integrated Digital Care Fund.
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Somerset Cancer Register works on EPR
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust will use its funding from the first round of NHS England’s technology fund to improve integration between the Somerset Cancer Register and trusts’ electronic patient record systems.
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Emis gives pharmacists GP record access
Emis has launched new software to enable more than 2,500 community pharmacies to view patients’ electronic GP records, following a push from pharmacists for better access to clinical information.
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Trusts win up to £8.2m in ‘tech fund 1’
Fourteen trusts received more than £3m in funding from the first round of NHS England’s technology fund, which puts an unexpected focus on electronic patient record projects.
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