Morecambe sign for new Technidata LIS
The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT) have signed a contract with Technidata to implement TD-Synergy, an integrated laboratory information system (LIS) with automated safety tracking features for blood management. The system will handle all laboratory information from the trust’s three separate laboratory sites, based in acute hospitals in Kendal, Lancaster and Barrow, […]
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Medway pilots business intelligence from McKesson
Senior staff at Medway NHS Trust are piloting McKesson’s Horizon Business Insight solution in order to extract performance information at the click of a button. The system has been widely deployed across the US, and McKesson have been working with Medway to configure it to meet the needs of the English NHS. The system, known […]
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Select committee transparency call rejected
A call from the Commons Health Select Committee calling for more transparency from Connecting for Health has been rejected by the government In its official response to the committee’s report on the Electronic Patient Record the government turns down a recommendation that more information should be made available to the public on controversial issues such […]
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Central Manchester upgrade cancer care system
Cancer care staff at the Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust will be able to find all cancer care notes on one system following the trust’s upgrade of its IMS Maxims clinicals system. The trust had been using an older version of the system, which was not interoperable, meaning each cancer specialty […]
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IT underpins development of NHS Direct
NHS Direct is banking on new technology to help deliver better services and cope with record levels of demand, Joe Fernandez reports.
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Arden Cancer Centre extends EMR
Cancer care staff at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust should be able to access electronic medical records for all patients by Christmas. The trust use Impac’s Electonic Medical Record (EMR) software, delivered by Elekta, to create and keep a full electronic record of every cancer patient that visits one of their clinics. […]
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Most internet pharmacies unregulated
The majority of online drug retail websites operate without proper credentials and lack e-commerce security features, according to new research by brand protections specialists MarkMonitor.
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Robotic future of patient care
As technology advances, robotics is the new revolutionary in healthcare. Kevin Fickenscher, MD and chief medical officer at Perot Systems takes a look into the future
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Capgemini wins ContactPoint child database contract
Capgemini has been awarded a £40m contract by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to build and host ContactPoint – an online directory being developed to support communications between those working with children and young people. The new system, due to begin operation in 2008, will hold records of all children in England […]
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BMA calls for inquiry into NHS Direct referrals
The British Medical Association has called for an inquiry into the NHS’s information and advice service, NHS Direct, claiming it is ‘putting a strain on the system’. The move has been backed by the NHS Alliance and Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel who feel that call handlers are referring too many patients to GPs or […]
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