Sussex Partnership leads the way in Attend Anywhere digital appointments
The trust rolled out remote appointments through Attend Anywhere software on March 16 and in the first nine weeks provided more than 10,000 appointments.
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PARO the robotic seal one step closer to being introduced to UK hospitals
PARO, a robotic seal that responds to voice and touch interactions, is a step closer to being introduced to dementia wards following a study involving Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Some proposed MH fast followers may not be among those named
Digital Health News understands some trusts initially proposed as mental health fast followers will “definitely” not be among those ultimately named.
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Sussex Partnership signs with Advanced
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year contract with Advanced Health and Care and plans to start rolling out its CareNotes electronic patient record from March next year.
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Sussex ‘done and dusted’ with 2e2
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will have “done and dusted” its contract with the now-defunct systems integrator 2e2 by next Monday, the trust’s IT director says.
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2e2 customers to stump up £1m
2e2 customers must agree to pay nearly £1m by 5pm on 8 February to keep the stricken company’s data centres functioning.
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Sussex trust outsources to 2e2
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a contract to outsource its ICT services in a seven-year contract worth £5m in its first year.
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Love my tender, love me do
Exactly a decade after the start of NPfIT, trusts are being asked to procure their own systems. Do they have the capacity and skills, asks Rebecca Todd?
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Sussex Partnership may move to Lorenzo
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five-year deal with iSoft that includes an option for it to become an early adopter of Lorenzo.
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Second Life gets real
Imperial College London is doing ground-breaking work with the NHS in the virtual world, Second Life. Sarah Bruce reports.
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