Quarter of practices link to Welsh SCR
More than 25% of GP practices in Wales are now feeding information into the country’s summary record via INPS’s Vision 360 data sharing solution.
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Hart wins Assembly backing for health IT
Wales is establishing itself as a world leader in the use of digital technologies in health and social care, its health minister told a Welsh Assembly debate on the country’s NHS IT programme.
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Welsh software used for NI screening
Northern Ireland is using software developed in Wales to extend its bowel cancer screening programme.
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Welsh GPs put conditions on IHR
GP representatives in Wales have listed a series of safeguards that they want to see implemented before Individual Health Records are uploaded.
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Wales invests to save in telecare
The Welsh Assembly Government has announced additional investment in telemedicine and telecare services ahead of the publication of its digital strategy next week.
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NHS Wales starts on electronic discharge
The NHS Wales Informatics Service has announced the development of electronic discharge functionality for Welsh GP practices.
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Welsh telehealth pilots save £2.2m
Three demonstrator projects in Wales testing new ways of managing chronic conditions including use of predictive risk software and telehealth have reported NHS savings of at least £2.2 million in the last year.
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Four suppliers sign up for IHR in Wales
NHS Wales has announced an agreement with four healthcare IT suppliers to deliver the Individual Health Record across the country.
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ISoft commits to Synergy in primary care
ISoft is to focus primary care development in the UK on its existing primary product Synergy, and to use a Lorenzo-based portal to enable information sharing.
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English NHS urged to adopt Welsh EPS
A pharmacy body is calling for NHS Connecting for Health to adopt the Welsh model for electronic transfer of prescriptions, in place of Release 2 of the Electronic Prescription Service.
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