Lessons learned from PACS/RIS round one
Valuable lessons have been learned from the first wave of trusts exiting national PACS and RIS contracts, according to the head of the National PACS Programme.
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Trusts warned to get procurement right
Bidders are becoming more likely to challenge procurement decisions they don’t like, UKRC heard last week.
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Reporting the future
Trusts are busy contracting for new PACS and RIS systems; but will the radiologists of the future be cooped up like battery hens, reporting from remote terminals? Kim Thomas reports from UKRC.
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CU at UKRC
EHI Imaging Informatics editor Kim Thomas talks through the informatics agenda at UKRC with Neelam Dugar and Anant Patel, who have been responsible for putting it together.
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Leigh Infirmary installs Agfa DR room
Leigh Infirmary, part of Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a new direct radiography room from Agfa Healthcare.
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Trusts urged to act on PACS procurement
Trusts have been warned not to delay the start of the procurement process for picture archiving and communications systems to replace the national contracts that willl end shortly.
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Trusts urged to think PACS/RIS 24/7
Trusts need to be thinking about future requirements for a 24/7 NHS when they plan their PACS and RIS procurements, according to Erika Denton, national clinical director for diagnostics, NHS England.
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PACS/RIS refresh well underway
All of the trusts that will need to re-procure picture archiving and communications systems ahead of the end of national contracts have started procurement activity, according to a DHID update issued to eHealth Insider.
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Carestream wins Taunton and Yeovil deal
A collaborative procurement by two trusts in south west England has resulted in a contract for Carestream Health to provide its PACS/RIS solutions to both.
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PACS all, folks
The end of national contracts for digital imaging systems next year is forcing trusts to consider their approach to PACS/RIS. But are some leaving it late? Chris Thorne reports.
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