Open Source: PCTs Must Continue to Offer Choice of Systems
In the new slot for opinion and comment Dr Nilesh Jain of Torex Health takes up the question of GPs retaining choice over their IT now that PCTs pay for the systems. The new General Medical Services contract will lead to a revolutionary change in primary care computing. Effective IT is needed to underpin the […]
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Two PCTs Choose Graphnet for Integrated Electronic Records
Halton primary care trust (PCT) and Warrington PCT are to develop an integrated XML-based repository of real-time patient records that will make integrated electronic patient records available to all local authorised healthcare staff. The solution, to be provided by Graphnet, will extract and integrate patient data from the different IT systems of individual GP surgeries […]
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Walsall’s EHR Attracts Aussie Interest
Australian researchers looking at electronic record systems are investigating the experience of the NHS in Walsall, West Midlands. The research, initiated by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, is questioning patients, doctors and NHS management in Walsall PCT about their experiences of Fusion, their new electronic record system. The system, which reached […]
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The NHS and the IT Industry: Over to You
Last week, E-Health Insider asked for responses to the new NHS IT Director General, Richard Granger’s reported advice to suppliers that they should desist from rocking the boat or publicly questioning the national programme – or else. Never before has a single topic generated such a lively response from our readers. Here are some extracts […]
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Newchurch Buys Medidesk from Onmedica
Primary care health IT and consulting firm Newchurch has announced that it has acquired Medidesk from OnMedica, in a move that it says will enable Primary Care Organisations (PCOs) to rapidly achieve IT modernisation objectives. Medidesk’s managed desktop and analysis tool solutions will be harnessed within Newchurch’s Integrated Primary Care EPR solution, helping PCOs to […]
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Newchurch Launches PCT IT Blueprint
Newchurch Ltd has launched what it describes as a technology blueprint to enable Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to implement integrated Primary and Community Care Electronic Patient Records (EPR). The health IT systems and consultancy firm says that the new blueprint will enable PCTs to build modular, integrated EPR systems in line with latest national guidance that […]
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South Staffs Launches Community-wide Electronic Records
South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with an enterprise-wide, patient information system, PiMS, which provides staff with real time patient information. Supplied by iSOFT the system provides the trusts 3,500 clinicians with access to the computerised details and clinical information of all patients within the 0.5 million local population. The PiMS patient record […]
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DH Preparing £5 Billion IT Strategy
This week E-Health Insider provides an advance preview of the yet to be released, yet to be approved, draft implementation strategy, "Delivering 21st Century IT Support for the NHS". Two months ago Sir John Pattison announced at Harrogate that a new national strategy for NHS IT, based on common standards, new investment and a new […]
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West Berkshire PCTs and Torex Work on Multidisciplinary Record
Clinical teams in West Berkshire are to work with Torex Health to develop a next-generation community and primary care system which will offer online, integrated, multi-disciplinary records highlighting all aspects of a patient’s clinical care. It was announced this week that Torex had been awarded “preferred bidder” status for the final contact which is expected […]
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PCTs Told to Freeze IT Procurement Plans
Primary Care Trusts have been told to put their plans for integrated primary and community electronic patient records on hold while new national plans for IM&T strategy are drawn up. A new wave of Primary Care Trusts and strategic health authorities was created on 1 April, when health authorities were abolished replaced by 302 Primary […]
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