QIPP focus for Yorks and Humber IT
More than 50% of GP practices in NHS Yorkshire and the Humber will be on TPP’s SystmOne by the end of the financial year. But delivery of the Lorenzo electronic patient record remains a significant risk, according to a board paper presented to the strategic health authority. IT plans outlined in the report to this month’s […]
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Interim flu line for 100,000 cases a day
The Department of Health’s interim flu line service is expected to be operational by next week, as the government predicts 100,000 swine flu cases a day by the end of August. The interim arrangements for the flu line, which has had its name changed to the National Pandemic Flu Service, have been put in place […]
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Liquidlogic supports eSaP in St Helens
The introduction of a mobile electronic Single Assessment Process solution has cut the time social workers in St Helens spend on form-filling by 50%, according to suppliers Liquidlogic. Liquidlogic’s PROTOCOL eSAP solution has been rolled out to social workers in St Helens Adult Social Care and Health Department since June 2008. Its ‘briefcase functionality’ enables […]
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InterSystems wins Jersey record deal
The States of Jersey Health and Social Services Department has announced that will develop an island-wide integrated care record using InterSystems TrakCare.
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Blackpool uses ASCC for EPR procurement
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun a procurement process for elements of an electronic patient record using the ASCC framework catalogue.
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TPP moves on secondary care
TPP has launched a series of SystmOne modules covering acute hospitals, community hospitals, mental health, social services and out-of-hours care.
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Tower Hamlets drops RiO for EMIS Web
A London primary care trust has opted out of NHS Connecting for Health plans to install the community and child health system RiO, deciding instead to use EMIS Web across primary and community care. The move by NHS Tower Hamlets means the PCT is breaking away from the London Programme for IT’s ‘best of breed’ solution for […]
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National prison contract for TPP
The Department of Health has announced that TPP’s SystmOne Prison has been selected as the first national clinical IT system for prisons. The decision, previewed in EHI Primary Care last month, means primary care trusts now have until the end of December 2010 to deploy the system across all prisons in England. The DH said […]
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Excellence in healthcare information management
The winner of the healthcare information management category was University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The runners up in the category, sponsored by IMS Health, were CSC and Liverpool Primary Care Trust.
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EMIS unveils EMIS Web
Leading GP IT system supplier EMIS has unveiled its next generation IT system EMIS Web, ahead of an official launch in the autumn.
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