Microsoft launches CUI internationally
Microsoft has today launched its health Common User Interface (CUI), designed to help improve patient safety and the efficiency of clinicians by providing them with a standard user interface for clinical systems. Developed in partnership with the English NHS the CUI is now available to all healthcare developers around the world at no cost at […]
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Everything you know is wrong
In a personal account of implementing NPfIT systems, Jeff Jacklin, former head of IT at Milton Keynes hospital explains the first lesson of working with NPfIT: forget everything you’ve learnt to date.
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EMIS becomes first GP supplier to commit to CUI
Primary care systems supplier EMIS is to become the first major clinical software vendor to the health service to incorporate elements of the new NHS Common User Interface (CUI), developed by Microsoft on behalf of Connecting for Health, into its software. EMIS revealed to EHI Primary Care last week that it will incorporate components of […]
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Opt-out consent model to be kept for SCR
The government is to stick to its plan that patients must opt-out of the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS), although some patients will now get the chance to view their record online before information is uploaded for sharing. The decision appears to have won the backing of the British Medical Association and the Royal College […]
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Electronic toolkit to be an asset in stroke care
A new electronic toolkit which aims to cut the number of strokes and provide better services for those who do experience one has been launched by the Department of Health. Action on Stroke Services Evaluation Toolkit 2 (Asset 2) is a web-based programme guide covering four key areas of stroke management, and can be used […]
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Trusts told not to download latest Internet Explorer
Connecting for Health has instructed NHS trusts not to download copies of the latest version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser until it can confirm the software works with national applications delivered by the programme and its prime contractors. Reports from NHS users indicate that the web-based Choose and Book application may have problems operating in conjunction with […]
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40 business cases for PACS signed off
Forty business cases for picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) in the NHS in England have been signed off and completed and a new toolkit is to be made available shortly to support trusts in the implementation of the new systems. David Jennings, NHS Connecting for Health’s national PACS implementation manager, announced the figures at […]
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Drug test
In his second article in the series, Pete Marsh, technical director of Wirral Health Informatics service, looks at specific issues in electronic prescribing and drug administration.
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Volunteers needed for NHS Office UI testing
Volunteer health professionals are needed by Microsoft and the National Programme for IT to provide user feedback on the development of the bespoke Microsoft Windows and Office for the NHS. The call for participation came at last week’s Care Record Development Board (CRDB) conference at a session devoted to exploring how the new bespoke interface for […]
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New QOF software to hide data, but not for all GPs
NPfIT has developed software that automatically anonymises GP electronic patient records for audit by primary care organisations under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), in response to concerns over confidentiality from the BMA – but it will not work with all practices. The program, QOF Assessor Toolkit, will connect with the majority of GP software, […]
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