EHI Live interview: Liam Maxwell
Deputy government chief information officer Liam Maxwell wants to see large IT contracts disaggregated so more small and medium-sized enterprises can compete in the NHS IT market. Rebecca Todd reports.
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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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CSC cannot donate GP code
CSC says that it cannot give away or donate the code for its three primary care software systems without incurring legal obligations.
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Moorfields ready to Open Eyes
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is going live with the first three clinical modules of its open source electronic patient record early next month.
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Open your eyes
Bill Aylward’s experience as a “frustrated medical director” at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust led to him taking on an open source electronic patient record project. Rebecca Todd reports.
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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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Dear healthcare IT community…
Hospital doctor Dr Wai Keong Wong publishes an open letter to everyone who buys, suppliers or uses health IT, and urges them to demand better.
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EHI CCIO: Take in a new VistA
In the latest of his columns, junior doctor Carl Reynolds discusses VistA, and why he thinks clinical leaders should be pushing for the adoption of the open source system in the NHS.
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Leeds and ReStart build open portal
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is working with consultancy ReStart to develop an open source portal to give clinicians a single view of data held in its PAS and departmental systems.
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NHS to be switched over to open source
In a stunning U-turn the government has today announced that the NHS will be switched en masse to open source clinical system in just 12-months time.
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