Coding sub-zero
Despite a lack of heating and a rather unreliable internet connection, spirits were high at NHS Hack Day, Oxford. Lis Evenstad reports.
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Heart a-hack
A group of clinicians and developers won NHS Hack Day Oxford with an open source electronic patient record for cardiologists.
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2012 changes to be felt in 2013
The transition away from the National Programme for IT in the NHS is finally underway and will gather speed in 2013, according to NHS IT directors asked for their views of the year ahead.
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Seven for ‘13
Ewan Davis looks back at 2012 and identifies the trends – from hackdays to open source to patient-held records – that will reshape NHS IT in 2013 and beyond.
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Carl Reynolds on procurement woes
Junior doctor and open source enthusiast Carl Reynolds compares buying a used car with buying an NHS IT system, and concludes that the NHS needs to try harder to get a good deal.
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Patient List to launch open source app
Patient List, the winners of the first NHS Hack Day, are set to release their open source software app next month, which its developers believe has the potential to save the NHS £3m per year.
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HANDI support for apps
A Healthcare App Network for Development and Innovation has been set up by developers, clinicians, and others with an interest in developing health and care apps.
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Hack the programme
The geeks shall inherit the world of NHS IT. Or that was the message of NHS Hack Day 2012. Chris Thorne reports.
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Handover system wins NHS Hack Day
The NHS Hack Day 2012 was won by a group of clinicians and developers who produced an electronic patient task list for doctors in just 24 hours.
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First NHS Hack Day in London
The first NHS Hack Day will be held in London at the end of next week, to bring together doctors, developers and designers.
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