Statutory registration in prospect for health informatics
Statutory registration of healthcare informatics staff in four years is the target for a new voluntary regulator launched this week. Meanwhile the UK Council of Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP) intends to build its register and encourage employers to ask for registered staff when they advertise jobs and draw up job descriptions. UKCHIP president, Dr Glyn Hayes, […]
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Prepare for mandatory use of NHS Number, trusts told
Trusts in England have been told to start as soon as possible to move towards using the NHS Number as the unique identifier of patients within the NHS IT system. Though not compelled to use the NHS Number currently, trusts will be required to use it as the NHS Care Record is implemented from June […]
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Dawn of globalisation in health IT, Granger tells HIMSS
ORLANDO, Florida – The NHS National Programme for Information Technology is drawing interest on both sides of the Atlantic, a phenomenon that Director General of NHS IT Richard Granger calls the dawning of globalisation in health IT, writes Neil Versel. “This is the first time someone else has done something that sits on scale with […]
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Technology strategy needed for all pathology networks
A new Department of Health policy for modernising pathology services says all managed pathology networks need to have a formal technology strategy in place with a focus on getting maximum benefit from emerging technologies while also managing risks. The broad ranging policy document, Modernising Pathology Services , launched this week by health minister, John Hutton, […]
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New report sets out need for e-prescribing
A new report from the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer on the causes of medicines safety has spelt out the critical role that electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) systems can play in reducing medication errors. ‘Building a Safer NHS for Patients: Improving Medication Safety’ describes standards of prescribing in the NHS as high. However, it stresses mistakes can arise […]
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Syntegra selects ILOG for ‘data spine’ record handling
ILOG has announced that Syntegra, the consulting and systems integration arm of British Telecom, has selected ILOG JRules, a Business Rule Management System product, to meet record handling standards mandated for the NHS Care Records Service (NHS CRS) component of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT). In December 2003 BT Syntegra was awarded £620m, 10-year […]
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ComMedica integrates RIS and medical imaging
ComMedica Limited, the web-based clinical information and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) software vendor, has launched its new Integrated PACS (I-PACS) solution, combining medical imaging with radiology information system (RIS) technology. I-PACS is said to offer hospitals a cost effective software package that allows them to manage the entire process of patient care, from […]
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New automated lab is one of Europe’s largest
The Whitfield Street Auto Lab in central London, one of the largest automated laboratories of its kind in Europe, had its official launch last week. Lord May, president of the Royal Society, performed the opening ceremony for the lab which was built by University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) in partnership with The Doctors […]
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Feature: Using information effectively
The Nuffield Trust and the Commission for Health Improvement have both highlighted the need for the NHS to improve its use of information. Stephen Pincock investigates. When the Nuffield Trust published its latest report on the government’s efforts to improve quality in the NHS, the verdict was painted in broadly upbeat strokes. But […]
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Granger says final LSP contract will come when ‘right’
The final local service provider (LSP) contract for the South of England will be signed in the New Year, when suppliers have "responded to treatment", says NHS IT director-general Richard Granger. In a short interview with E-Health Insider on the day that two of the remaining three LSP contracts were signed Granger said he was […]
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