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CCIOs in mental health

In the latest of a series of events to promote the role of chief clinical information officer, psychiatrists discussed the
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Shrewsbury and Telford extends Agfa PACS

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust has extended its contract with Agfa HealthCare for its picture archiving and communications system.
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Roper Industries buys Sunquest

Sunquest Information Systems, which supplies order communications and other lab messaging software to GPs and NHS trusts, has been bought
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Cambridge assets on voyage of Discovery

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented an asset tracking system that is being used on more than 2,500
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Fit notes finally go electronic

Computer-generated “fit notes” are being rolled out to GPs by clinical systems suppliers from this month, starting with EMIS practices.
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Michael Johnson app Motiv8s runners

Olympic 400m legend, Michael Johnson, has released two smartphone apps that are aimed at improving an individual’s health and fitness.
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Trust fined for publishing staff details

Torbay Care Trust has been fined £175,000 after accidentally publishing sensitive details of more than 1,300 employees on its website.
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More ambulances sent in NHS 111 areas

The British Medical Association remains concerned that NHS 111 could drive up hospital admissions, as new figures reveal that sites
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Southend first in Essex with ChemoCare

Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has become the first trust in the Essex Cancer Network to implement an oncology e-prescribing
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Birmingham rolls out Safe Mobile Care

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust is rolling out the Safe Mobile Care system to hundreds of patients living with chronic
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