111 becomes number for NHS services
UK Telecoms watchdog OFCOM has given the go-ahead for 111 to become the new three digit number for accessing non-emergency healthcare 24-hours a day.
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Study questions value of large EPRs
Local electronic patient record systems are often more effective than larger scale projects, according to a new study by the academic leading the independent evaluation of the Summary Care Record. Professor Trish Greenhalgh and colleagues from University College London’s Department of Open Learning analysed 24 previous systematic reviews and 94 primary studies on EPRs all […]
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East of England joins SCR roll-out
NHS East of England has started the roll-out of the Summary Care Record and says it will be available in all its primary care trusts by the end of 2010. The strategic health authority plans to follow the lead set by one of its PCTs, NHS South West Essex, which has already created SCRs for a […]
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Avia acquires Plain Healthcare
Avia Health Informatics has announced the acquisition of clinical decision support specialists Plain Healthcare. Avia Health informatics has been set up to invest in health technology companies. It said the investment in Plain Healthcare would allow it to develop its products further and faster. The Plain Software Company was admitted to trading on AIM last […]
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ACS buys Healthy Software
Advanced Computer Software has acquired the GP and hospice software supplier Healthy Software for £0.9m in cash and shares.
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London SCR roll out announced
The Department of Health has announced that the Summary Care Record is to be rolled out across London from this week.
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No easy wins
PDS access requires ‘business reason’
Staff accessing the Personal Demographics Service must have an appropriate ‘business reason’ for doing so, but need not have a legitimate relationship with a patient, according to NHS Connecting for Health. The Department of Health’s IT agency has published new guidance on managing access to the PDS, which sets out rules for access and the action […]
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Access code
Dr Maureen Baker, Caldicott Guardian for NHS Connecting for Health, outlines new guidance on the use of the Personal Demographics Service.
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GP suppliers to deliver IHR to Wales
Informing Healthcare has signalled a change of approach to delivering the Individual Health Record that is a key component of its IT strategy for Wales.
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