Scottish GPs to get choice of systems
The Scottish government is to set up a national framework contract for GP systems and launch a procurement for an IT system or systems to replace GPASS, according to its new e-health strategy. The plan means Scottish practices are likely to be brought under a Scottish version of England’s GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) agreement […]
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60 Second Interview: Murray Bain
In his latest 60 second interview with the people who make NHS computing work, Joe Fernandez talks to Murray Bain, director of IT at NHS Direct.
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Call for new urgent care phone number
The Ambulance Service Network (ASN) has called for a new national telephone number for urgent non-life threatening calls, which would use real-time data to ensure patients needs are accurately recorded and paramedics have all the information, in its vision for emergency and acute care. Representative of all ambulance trusts in the UK as part of […]
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Telecare features in government’s Carers Strategy
Telecare will play a major role in ensuring that the 5.2m carers in England and Wales get to have a life of their own, according to the government’s newly-published Carers Strategy. The strategy sets out a ten-year programme to improve the lives of carers and has been backed by £255m of investment to expand short […]
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Ashton, Leigh and Wigan to virtualise server
Ashton, Leigh & Wigan PCT has appointed CSA Waverley to deliver a major project to virtualise server and storage environments as part of a long term vision to build an independent disaster recovery site. CSA Waverley says the system aims to reduce the organisation’s hard server estate by 90%. ALW wanted a more agile server […]
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Suppliers set out vision for ASCC
EHI spoke to a number of ASCC lot 2 suppliers to see what they hope to achieve from the new framework. Joe Fernandez reports.
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Cegedim Rx plans telehealth move
Pharmacy systems specialists, Cegedim Rx, has partnered with Telehealth Solutions to integrate self-monitoring devices with their pharmacy systems. Telehealth Solutions provides a self-monitoring system for patients, once interfaced with Cegedim Rx pharmacy systems, the system assists in the monitoring of patient’s medications. Cegedim Rx will be working on a project that will bring integrated testing […]
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DH publishes self-care guidance
Health and social care staff need to help patients use technology to manage their own conditions according to new guidance on supporting self-care published by the Department of Health. Health minister Ivan Lewis announced the introduction of seven Common Core Principles to Support Self Care which the DH says will help health and social care […]
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Scottish GPs call for GP system choice
GP representatives in Scotland will this week hear criticism of government plans for an integrated primary and community care system and calls for Scottish GPs to have an initiative to guarantee IT system choice. The Scottish Local Medical Committees’ conference will debate a motion criticising the Scottish Government’s plan to procure an Integrated Primary and […]
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Swindells calls for stronger use of information
Departing CIO at the Department of Health, Matthew Swindells, has stressed the importance of the NHS using information to make the service better. In the opening speech at the Healthcare Computing conference in Harrogate today, Swindells stressed that NHS managers must see information they produce as an asset, and not just numbers. “NHS managers must […]
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