UCLH outsources ICT to Atos in deal worth at least £150m
The big London NHS trust makes another big IT investment, hinting at ambitions to become an “exemplar”.
Infrastructure
University College London Hospitals set for Epic adventure
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has picked Epic as the preferred supplier of a new electronic patient record.
Clinical Software
UCL Institute of Digital Health to work with Cerner UK
The UCL Institute of Digital Health has signed a partnership with Cerner UK to “close the gap between what is learned in research and what is delivered in healthcare partnership.”
Clinical Software
Transforming the management of stroke patients – a real world example
University College London Hospitals has deployed 6PM’s StrokePad to transform the management of stroke patients. Information can now be recorded in real-time, disseminated across the clinical team, and used to support audit and coding.
Clinical Software
Healthcare IT news in brief
This week’s industry round-up includes a number of contract announcements from Hitachi, ANS and 6PM.
News
Hospital app tracks patients
An iPhone app to track patients in hospital is being rolled out across University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical Software
IT movers and shakers
UCLH RIS gets emergency upgrade
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has carried out an emergency upgrade of its aging radiology information system to resolve a backlog in imaging caused by system issues.
News
Health CIO profile: James Thomas
The ICT director at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust started his career in maps but now makes bit use of apps. He tells Sam Sachdeva about his role at a truly “innovative” organisation.
Feature
UCL Partners to publish IT strategy
Academic health science centre UCL Partners is close to finalising a new informatics strategy aimed at developing a “single culture” of information sharing between its partner organisations.
News