Barts and The London chooses Sysmed for pathology
Barts and The London NHS Trust, has selected Sysmed Solutions’ WinPath pathology laboratory information management system (LIMS) to support the modernisation of its pathology services. The new LIMS system supplied will initially link four pathology laboratories, within the Trust and at Newham and Homerton NHS hospitals. Barts and the London currently processes over two million […]
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Technology strategy needed for all pathology networks
A new Department of Health policy for modernising pathology services says all managed pathology networks need to have a formal technology strategy in place with a focus on getting maximum benefit from emerging technologies while also managing risks. The broad ranging policy document, Modernising Pathology Services , launched this week by health minister, John Hutton, […]
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Harrogate GPs get order communications
GPs in Harrogate are now able to request pathology tests online using an order communications system implemented by Anglia Healthcare Systems and EMIS. The new system enables test requests ordered by GPs and the subsequent reports generated to be electronically linked to secondary care systems and integrated into the GP patient record. Roll out of […]
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WinPath chosen by Brighton and Sussex
Sysmed Solutions has announced that its WinPath pathology laboratory information management system (LIMS) has been selected by at Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust following a fast-track procurement process. WinPath will replace two separate LIMS legacy systems at the trust. The value and duration of the contract were not disclosed. Brighton and Sussex University […]
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Misys Healthcare Systems extends UK operations
Clinical software firm, Misys Healthcare Systems has announced today the opening of its UK headquarters office in Sussex and the appointment of Duane Lawrence as general manager and head of UK International Sales. Misys says its new UK HQ will enable it to better serve NHS customers. Lawrence, who will lead the new Misys Sussex […]
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South Tees NHS Trust buys spinal injuries record system
The North of England Regional Spinal Cord Injuries Centre at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust, has just signed a contract with IMS MAXIMS plc for an integrated clinical record system. The purpose-built Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, which opened in 2002, serves a population of approximately 3.5 million […]
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Major new lab systems wins for Sysmed and iSOFT
Two major new laboratory systems contracts were announced this week which will bring modernised facilities to Leeds Teaching Hospitals and University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH). Laboratory information system specialist Sysmed Solutions has been chosen to support Whitfield Street Laboratory Ltd (WSL), a new company set up to run the UK’s largest, high volume, […]
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ICRS Targets “Won’t Be Reached”
A pessimistic view of the chances of hitting targets for getting the Integrated Care Record Service (ICRS) up and running emerged with week from an audience poll at the Clinical Information Systems and Electronic Records conference in London. Organisers conceded that the poll returns were a small sample of opinion, but the response was unequivocal: […]
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The National IT Programme: Readers Have Their Say 2
Our first batch of readers’ comments on the National Programme for IT in the NHS brought some interesting replies. The discussion started after IT tsar Richard Granger asked, in the course of his speech at HC2003, whether there were any alternatives to the direction of travel set by the National Programme. Our first correspondent took […]
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Procurement Starts on Telepathology for Tees Valley and County Durham
Procurement has started on telepathology technology to enable videoconferencing and image sharing between cancer physicians in the Tees Valley and County Durham. An OJEC advertisement has been placed for the telemedicine solution which will serve six acute hospitals in the area between Darlington and Durham, covering Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Bishop Auckland and Hartlepool. The solution will […]
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