DH issues guide to ‘correct’ use of C+B
Hospitals, primary care trusts and GP practices are being urged to reconsider workarounds for Choose and Book in favour of following national guidelines on implementation. The Department of Health has issued new guidance on “the correct use” of the electronic booking system, covering such as how it should be used by individual clinicians, referral management services, availability […]
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Oldham outsources IT to Computacenter
NHS Oldham has outsourced its IT services to Computacenter in a four year deal worth £650,000 a year. The primary care trust says the deal has already saved it 10% on its previous arrangements, provided by a PCT-run shared service. It estimates savings of a further 25% over the next year to 18 months. Stephen […]
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Siemens wins west London LAN deal
NHS Kensington and Chelsea has signed a contract with Siemens Enterprise Communications for a single voice and secure data network. The trust will roll-out Siemens’ OpenScape Voice platform and secure Enterasys Data Local Area Network (LAN) networking equipment at the beginning of 2010 as part of a single service agreement. When the implementation is complete, […]
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Rx Systems accredited for EPS R2
Pharmacy software supplier Rx Systems has become the second pharmacy supplier to achieve technical accreditation for Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service. The company’s ProScript dispensary management system will now be tested with TPP’s SystmOne – the only GP system to be accredited for R2 – at Burrows and Close Pharmacy in Kimberley, Nottingham. […]
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Tories promise records for all
Patient-held records are one of the Conservative Party’s priorities for health, according to plans published today. The party said it would carry out a full consultation on how to move to patient-held records with a view to introducing them throughout the NHS. In a speech at the Royal College of Pathologists, party leader David Cameron said […]
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Digital Healthcare texts reduce DNAs
Digital Healthcare, a supplier of software to UK Diabetic Retinal Screening Services, has developed a module that uses text messages to help reduce the number of patients who miss appointments. The SMS text reminder module uses NHSmail to send a free automated reminder at a preconfigured time before the patient’s appointment. The administrator can customise […]
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CQC criticises discharge summaries
The Care Quality Commission has warned that the NHS may be failing to prevent harm to patients by failing to share information when they move between services. The findings come in a report by the watchdog called ‘Managing patients’ medicines after discharge from hospital’, based on a national study that visited 12 primary care trusts […]
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Herefordshire joins NHS and council IT
Herefordshire has become the first county in the UK to integrate its council and NHS IT services. Zack Pandor, joint director of ICT for Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire, said public services in the county have had a long history of shared working. In December 2007, Chris Bull became the chief executive of both the […]
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Community hospital first for TPP
NHS East Riding of Yorkshire has become the first primary care trust in the country to implement TPP’s SystmOne Community Hospital module.
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EHI’s industry round up 16.10.2009
This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers news about system deployments, achievements and awards, and other developments in healthcare IT. Nortel launches patient discharge and asset tracking solutions Nortel has announced two additions to its healthcare solution portolio. The first is a patient discharge solution, which introduces unified communications and interoperability between hospital systems to […]
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