Making nursing better
The CCIO Leaders Network held its second annual conference for nurses recently, and the event buzzed with enthusiasm for technology and the great things that can be done with the information it generates. Claire Read reports.
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North Bristol pilots bedside computing
North Bristol NHS Trust is replacing paper observation charts on patient beds with tablet computers in a pilot starting next month.
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From the frontline
There’s any amount of guidance on using social media in healthcare, yet most trusts remain downright suspicious. Andrew Carr, an emergency nurse practitioner in Cambridge and IT enthusiast, wonders why.
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Nursing council fined £150,000
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been fined £150,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act.
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Another view: Neil Paul
Our columnist is about to get Emis Web, but he’s worried that because his district nurses are using Emis Community, his working life is going to get harder rather than easier.
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From the frontline
Andrew Carr is the clinical lead for IT at the emergency department of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, where a major IT project is underway. He wonders why so few of his fellow nurses are involved in something as critical as healthcare IT.
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Cameron announces £100m nurse tech fund
Prime Minister David Cameron announced he will give £100m in funding for nurses and midwives to spend on new mobile technology like digital pens.
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PM tells trusts to publish patient views
The government is to formally require NHS organisations to publicly publish new data on performance and patient and staff views on their service.
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Nursing review calls for technology use
The Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England has called for a high level group to be established to help nurses and midwives understand and make use of new technology. The report, published today, details 20 recommendations, which include an “urgent investment in the development and supply of information systems […]
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Keogh to lead work on new stats for NHS
The government has set up a working group to develop a single hospital standardised mortality ratio for the NHS in response to the latest report on the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
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