EHI’s top stories: 2009
Nobody will ever be able to say that the NHS went un-warned about the tough financial times ahead. One of the big themes of 2009 was the likely impact of the credit crunch on the public finances and what that might mean for health service spending after 2011. As 2009 went on, the warnings about […]
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That was the year that was: 2009
East Kent saves £80,000 with SSO
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it has saved £80,000 by implementing Single Sign On technology from Imprivata. The Imprivata OneSign software allows more than 7,000 users at the trust to connect to different applications via a single point of secure authentication. This solution was procured by tender and awarded to BMS, […]
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NHS Dudley builds new data centre
NHS Dudley has completed a new state-of the-art data centre after signing a contract with XMA/2bm. 2bm, a subcontractor to XMA, were identified through an OGC Buying Solutions Catalist national framework as being suitable to meet the organisation’s tender requirement, which specified a seven week timescale and fixed budget. The project included the construction of a […]
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Gloucester deploys Aruba wireless LAN
Cheltenam general hospital Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has deployed a wireless network from Aruba across both of its hospitals. The trust has deployed Aruba’s 802.11n network across Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals and its headquarters after going out tender in October 2008. Steve Edwards, its head of IT development services, said that the […]
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Orion wins Northern Ireland ECR deal
Northern Ireland has named Orion as the winner of a procurement for a proof of concept project for a province-wide electronic care record (ECR). The one-year deal will be to develop a new portal-based electronic health record, predominantly for use in secondary care but linking hospitals and practices, with the potential to also link social […]
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Seven win £20m digital dictation deals
Seven suppliers of digital dictation, voice recognition and outsource transcription software have been awarded a framework contract covering the supply and deliver of systems to more than 200 NHS trusts across the country
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EHI’s industry round up 7.8.2009
This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers forthcoming events, system deployments and other developments in healthcare IT.
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Birmingham tenders for 3D ‘wayfinder’
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has put out a tender for a 3D virtual reality system for its new hospital.
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Blackpool uses ASCC for EPR procurement
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has begun a procurement process for elements of an electronic patient record using the ASCC framework catalogue.
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