London trust goes live with spine-connected PAS
Queen Mary’s Hospital, south-east London, has become the first hospital trust in London to go live with a ‘strategic’ patient administration system (PAS) connected to the national NHS spine. The implementation marks a genuine milestone for Queen Mary’s Sidcup NHS Trust, the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT); BT, NPfIT’s prime contractor for London; and […]
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GPs urged to accept ETP software
GPs are to be asked to accept software for electronic transmission of prescriptions as soon as possible as part of a Department of Health (DH) drive for rapid adoption of the service. John Bacon, the DH’s Group Director of Health and Social Care Delivery, and the senior responsible officer for the National Programme for IT, […]
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New Darlington walk-in centre uses EHR
A new nurse-led walk-in centre to treat minor ailments in the North-East of England is to be based around sharable electronic patient records. The centre, at Doctor Piper House, Darlington, County Durham, incorporates the Phoenix Partnership’s SystmOne Emergency software to store, process and transfer patient data. “The essential part of a walk-in centres is that […]
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Biometric security used to access prison health records
Doctors working in prisons covered by Southwest Dorset Primary Care Trust (SWDPCT) are being asked to use biometric security to access patient records and sign off medication. The security, introduced due to sensitivity and security surrounding prisoner records, comprises of a login sequence with both a user ID and a fingerprint keyboard reader. Clinicians can […]
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Joint guidance issued on GP system choice
Definitive guidance on the issue of choice of practice systems has been issued which makes it plain that practices should not be forced to switch to a new system until "a clearly better alternative" is available together with a proven route to migration. The new guidance has been jointly produced by the joint IT committee of the […]
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