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London and south east NHS trusts want replacement for NPfIT e-record system to enable data sharing and mobile working NHS trusts in London and the south east of England are planning to spend up to £300m on a replacement clinical and administrative information system. The system is intended to enable...
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Royal Free NHS trust says tablets increasing use of Cerner and enriching data quality Tablet devices are increasing the use of the Cerner e-patient record system at Royal Free London NHS foundation trust, according to the trust's director of information management and technology. Will Smart told...
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Department of Health to create content and advisory board to oversee development of electronic emergency care summary The Department of Health is setting up a new organisation to oversee the scope of the clinical content in the NHS Summary Care Record (SCR). It will be known as the summary care record...
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS trust stroke consultant wants research into telemedicine for early supported-release for patients Professor Tony Rudd, the lead clinician for stroke services at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS foundation trust, has said there needs to be more research into the use of...
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Cabinet Office transparency and open data chief to become national director for patients and information Tim Kelsey has been appointed national director for patients and information by the NHS Commissioning Board. He will take up the post in July and step down as executive director for transparency and...
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NHS informatics leaders believe US-style health sector financial incentives could drive new NHS information strategy The NHS information strategy will be driven by financial incentives, possibly similar to those introduced by US President Obama, Dr Paul Altmann, chief clinical information officer at...
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NHS informatics director Charles Gutteridge says secure personal health record project will close 'over the next year or so' HealthSpace, NHS patients' personal health records organiser, will close within a year, according to Dr Charles Gutteridge, national clinical director for informatics...
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NHS commissioners will find it 'challenging' to invest in IT to meet new government strategy, says think-tank The King's Fund has warned that implementation of the government's long-awaited NHS information strategy raises technical and financial challenges and will rely on the pace and...
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North Bristol NHS trust says £2.33m hike in costs of Cerner system in recent months were due to need for extra staff, hardware and technical resources North Bristol NHS trust has confirmed it has overspent on its Cerner electronic patient record (EPR) system by almost 100% in recent months. The trust...
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Cambridge University Hospitals and Papworth Hospital NHS trusts select suppliers for hardware, infrastructure and patient records contract Cambridge University Hospitals and Papworth Hospital NHS foundation trusts have named HP and Epic as preferred bidders for the implemenation of a common technology...
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Pilot schemes to assess how the NHS can improve outcomes and deliver better value for government Eleven pilot projects are to receive a total of £1.8m from the Department of Health in a bid to assess how palliative care for NHS patients in England can be improved. The decision follows an independent...
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Oxford University hospitals NHS trust is dealing with patient contact and data quality issues following major project to implement Cerner Millennium A roll out of the Cerner Millennium electronic patient record (EPR) system caused delays in treating patients at Oxford University hospitals NHS, its board...
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George Eliot hospital NHS trust is considering outsourcing services to Circle, which already runs Hinchingbrooke hospital A Warwickshire NHS trust is in talks with potential partners over the possible privatisation of some hospital services. The George Eliot hospital NHS trust, based in Nuneaton, said...
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Care services minister Paul Burstow wants the NHS to pay for telehealth and telecare through monthly contracts Paul Burstow, the care services minister, has indicated that he would like to see telehealth and telecare services provided to the NHS without the need for up-front capital payments. Speaking...
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Assent for health and social care bill would see NHS Connecting for Health pass responsibility for informatics to NHS Commissioning Board Responsibility for NHS IT strategy could fall to the NHS Commissioning Board from next year. Alan Perkins, the resources and transition director at NHS Connecting...