N3 problems may hinder PACS use
Problems with the new NHS broadband links, known as N3, have left some NHS hospitals with computer connections speeds too slow for them to effectively use planned new Picture Archiving and Communications Services (PACS). While BT, the contractor for N3, has delivered over 7,000 NHS connections at the speeds required – GP practices are […]
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Philips buys US PACS firm Stentor
Royal Philips Electronics is to acquire Stentor, a US firm specialising in picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for radiology images in a deal that will make Philips the world’s second largest PACS provider. Philips, which is contracted to provide PACS systems to NHS hospitals in London as part of the NHS national programme […]
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Forrest answers NPfIT communication concerns
Martyn Forrest, Regional Implementation Director (RID) for the North East cluster and acting RID for London, has promised to look into concerns about communication between local and national implementation structures. Speaking at the Health and Social Care Exchange conference in London this week, Forrest also promised to look into audience concerns that solutions to […]
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A matter of trust
Richard Granger talks to EHI about NHS trusts’ responsibilities in the NPfIT and the story of the programme so far.
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PACS tomorrow
Daloni Carlisle reports for E-Health Insider on why PACS delivery is slower than expected, and reveals that affordability is mostly to blame.
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Suppliers advised to develop standalone software
Connecting for Health (CfH) has confirmed that it is advising its suppliers to develop standalone versions of their applications, not reliant on the NHS Spine, in order to prevent further implementation delays. A CfH spokesperson told E-Health Insider that the spine remained an "important component of the strategy that the National Programme for IT is […]
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Robot doctor has plans to link to NPfIT
St Mary’s NHS Trust, Paddington, is trialling the use of robot medics that will not only allow doctors to go on their rounds without leaving their chair but also may eventually connect to the National Programme for IT. The RP6 (Remote Presence) robots (right), dubbed ‘Sister Mary’ and ‘Dr Robbie’, are similar in design to […]
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First PACS installations go live … quietly
The first picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) installed under the National Programme for IT went live recently but details are not being made public yet. News of the PACS ‘go-lives’ was buried among the list of IT modernisation achievements in the annual report on the NHS by the service’s chief executive, Sir Nigel Crisp, […]
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David Kwo resigns as London RID
David Kwo, who was suspended from his post as Connecting for Health’s regional implementation director (RID) for London on 15 April, resigned this week and issued a statement to E-Health Insider. He said: "I would just like to clarify that my resignation from my post as Connecting for Health’s Regional Implementation Director (RID) for London […]
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Awards gallery
Photos of the winners and speakers at last week’s
E-Health Innovation Awards ceremony in London, organised by E-Health Insider and Intellect.
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