NHS Scotland begins national EPR procurement
The NHS National Services Scotland, on behalf of NHS Scotland, has issued an OJEU invitation for expressions of interest for systems and services to support the national development of electronic patient records. NHS Scotland plans to procure a system known as Generic Clinical System (GCS), which will provide a set of tools to facilitate flexible […]
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First QMAS system fully approved in NPfIT pilot
The National Programme for IT have rubber-stamped the first clinical software system for use with the new Quality Management and Analysis System (QMAS) being piloted this summer. HealthyGP, from Healthy Software, achieved official NPfIT certification for supplying GMS Contract Submissions prior to the formal introduction of the system in April 2005. EMIS is also piloting […]
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BMA asks for clarity on care record issues
Doctors at the British Medical Association’s Annual Representative Meeting at Llandudno have demanded that the NHS Care Records System should not be fully implemented until issues over accuracy, consent and data protection are ironed out. The motion, proposed by Dr Mary Hawking from the South Bedfordshire Division, asked that “before total dependence on joint electronic patient […]
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Croydon PCT merges database with social services
A south London PCT has pooled its patient database with the council social services system in order to improve patient aftercare and data quality. Croydon PCT and Croydon Social Services are using MultiVue, by VisionWare, to synchronise the two record systems. The software allows both health and social care professionals to access the integrated records […]
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Citrix prescribes access strategy for health
Ever thought of having an IT access strategy for your trust? Citrix thinks you should. E-Health Insider went along to the company’s iForum in Edinburgh to find out why. Mark Templeton, president and CEO of access infrastructure solutions specialists, Citrix, feels there is good reason to be interested in healthcare. Very interested, in fact. […]
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National programme caught in spinal trap
With less than four weeks to go to the first scheduled release from the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), highly credible industry sources suggest that the 27 June deadline for P1R1 (phase one release one) of the programme may be missed or only partially met. P1R1 covers the patient demographic service to be made available […]
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Three NHSIA offices to go in Lyons rationalisation
Three NHS Information Authority offices in south east England are to be closed and their 142 staff offered relocation and retraining, it was announced today. The offices are in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, which has 17 staff; South Ruislip, Middlesex, with 30 staff; and Winchester, Hampshire, the largest office affected, which has 95 staff. The Huntingdon office […]
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Mixed picture for IT directors in primary care
Over 50% of primary care trusts (PCT) surveyed in a recent poll had an IT director, though the vast majority of the postholders had other executive responsibilities or worked as a shared resource with two or more PCTs. The NOP World Health poll conducted for Hudson’s recruitment agency looked broadly at management arrangements in 50 […]
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Poaching of staff from NHS is a reality
With the NHS in the midst of the largest ever IT investment programme, staff with the right skills and experience are at a premium, but can NHS organisations attract and retain these key staff? And is the gentleman’s no poaching agreement between local service providers and the NHS actually working? At last week’s E-Health Insider […]
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EMIS implements single system for three Manchester PCTs
General practice system supplier EMIS has announced that it has completed the successful implementation of PCS Enterprise, its remotely hosted Primary Care Trust (PCT)-wide clinical system, at 34 GP practices within the three Manchester Primary Care Trusts GPs at the 34 Manchester practices, which fall within North, South and Central Manchester PCTs, are using PCS […]
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