Sheffield Teaching Hospitals abandons £400m EPR tender
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals issued the tender in August 2020 but stopped the procurement due to concerns it would not “deliver a competitive result”.
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Motor neuron disease app developed to help better manage care needs
An app which helps those with motor neuron disease better manage their care needs has been developed by clincians and scientists.
Digital Patient
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals issues £400m tender for new EPR
The successful bidder will be expected to supply the EPR for a period of 10 years, with a potential to extend at the end of the contract.
Clinical Software
Movers and shakers news round-up
Healthcare industry movers this month include appointments at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the Integrated Care System (ICS) for Nottinghamshire.
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The CIO interview: Andy Vernon, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Andy Vernon, chief information officer at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, tells us why he’d like to travel back in time to meet a bongo-playing Nobel Prize winner in this week’s CIO interview.
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NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms
NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations lead admits.
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Health IT news in brief
This week’s health IT news in brief covers a new sharing device for NHS Trusts in West Midlands to British Telecommunications new public sector strategy.
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Lorenzo failure leaves nearly 15,000 Sheffield patients without letters
Nearly 15,000 patient records in a major northern teaching trust were affected by a technical mishap in its patient administration system (PAS).
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Sheffield Teaching pilots tech to help prevent premature births
Sheffield Teaching hospital and the University of Sheffield are piloting a new device that will help identify mothers at risk of pre-term birth.
Digital Patient