St Helens Care goes live with Graphnet shared records system
Social care teams, hospital staff, GPs, mental health workers and other teams now have access to the records of the boroughs 178,500 residents.
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Thames Valley and Surrey LHCRE picks Graphnet for regional shared record
The new £12.5 million, seven-year contract will focus on building on and joining up existing shared care records for 3.8m citizens across Surrey, the Thames Valley and Buckinghamshire.
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INTEROPen at Alder Hey event sparks discussion on sharing patient data
More than 130 people attended the Share2Care event, including 20 NHS suppliers and representatives of 15 trusts from all over the country.
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Thames Valley LHCRE gives update on procurement process
Dr Claire Fuller, a senior officer involved in LHCRE project, told an event in London a company had been procured to supply a single data store.
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Results and referrals herald the next stage of the Dorset Care Record
Radiology results as well as pathology reports and referrals are now included on the shared record which is part of the Wessex LHCRE.
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Better shared records vital to prevent asthma deaths, charity warns
Asthma UK is also calling for automatic alerts to be sent to GPs if their patient has been admitted to A&E following an attack.
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PRSB publishes first set of standards for community pharmacies and GPs
This first stage sets out what information should be recorded about vaccinations and emergency medicines supplied by community pharmacies.
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Special Report: Mental Health
Physical and mental healthcare interact in complex and significant ways, and yet traditionally the NHS has treated the two as separate issues. Can digital shared records help address this unhelpful separation and improve patient care? Jennifer Trueland investigates.
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Why you’re not getting the most out of your investment in portals
Complex portals projects can cost millions of pounds and take years to realise benefits, leaving users and project stakeholders frustrated. Felim McCarthy, senior clinical consultant at ReStart Consulting explains why, looks at how to avoid pitfalls, and considers other possible approaches to implementing shared care records.
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Cerner announces partnership with STP to connect information
The partnership will allow the sharing of health records of up to 1.5 million people across the boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington.
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