DH shifts IT from ‘replace’ to ‘connect’
NHS informatics in England will move from a “replace all” to “connect all” philosophy, the Department of Health has announced. Informatics planning guidance for 2010-11 says an updated strategic direction for informatics will be developed over the coming months to reflect the change in emphasis. The guidance says a new direction has also been agreed for […]
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DH promotes C+B to beat strike
The Department of Health is encouraging GPs and hospitals to use NHS Choose and Book and secure text messaging to manage referrals and appointment reminders during the postal strike. A DH spokesperson told EHI Primary Care that there were other ways of communicating with patients without using the post, including Choose and Book, email and text […]
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NHSmail promises bigger mailboxes
Many NHSmail users could see the size of their mailbox doubled in response to feedback about the service, which will also move onto Microsoft’s newest Exchange platform next year. Some 80% of NHSmail accounts were capped at 200Mb at the end of 2007, in preparation for the service’s move off its Mirapoint platform and onto […]
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Attack takes down Notts network
A network problem in Nottinghamshire left around 20 GP practices without access to their clinical system or internet and email last week. The problems began last Monday afternoon and on Tuesday some practices using TPP’s SystmOne were unable to access their hosted system while others using non-hosted systems could not access internet or email. Nottinghamshire […]
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NHSmail migration completed
NHS Connecting for Health has announced the successful migration of NHSmail to Microsoft Exchange 2007. The end of the migration was announced at Healthcare Computing, where Martin Bellamy, director of programme and system delivery for CfH, said it had been “by far the largest transition of its type in the world.” Cable and Wireless, which […]
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Southend secures email with Proofpoint
Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is rolling out a secure email solution from Proofpoint across its 2,500 PCs. The move follows a review of IT in May 2008, which showed the trust needed to improve its email security to meet Department of Health guidelines introduced as a result of data leaks in the NHS. […]
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IT vital to pharmacy progress
Use of the NHS Care Records Service by community pharmacists will be an essential part of the reform agenda for pharmacy services, health minister Phil Hope has said. The minister told the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee’s annual dinner that community pharmacy and the NHS were in a great position to move forward on a number […]
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NHSmail on track for London
NHS Connecting for Health has said the migration of NHSmail to the Microsoft Exchange 2007 platform is going well as it prepares to move 50,000 NHS London accounts this weekend. Will Moss, programme head of NHSmail, told E-Health Insider that four out of the migration’s 11 phases had been completed and that 122,565 live accounts […]
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Cutting the ties to one GP system
GP Dr Neil Paul wonders if IT advances mean primary care should become less dependent on one operating system and on client side software.
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NHSmail migration delayed by a week
NHSmail’s migration to the Microsoft Exchange platform has been delayed by a week. The first live user accounts were due to move off the Mirapoint platform this weekend, but migration will now start on the weekend of 16 January. Will Moss, programme head of NHSmail, told E-Health Insider that the decision to defer the start […]
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