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Power to the people on the high cost of change

Paul Hodgkin, the founder of Patient Opinion, reflects on the latest calls for fundamental change in the NHS, and asks:
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Mind the gap

This year’s NHS Confederation conference heard about a bright, tech-enabled future. But will it arrive in time to save the
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Oxford Health plans October EPR go-live

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust says its new community and mental health electronic patient record system will be rolled out
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George Eliot deploys Lorenzo

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with its Lorenzo electronic patient record system from CSC.
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Special report: e-prescribing

Lyn Whifield looks at the impact of the tech funds on the e-prescribing market and trust plans.
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Imperial concerned with reliance on XP

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is moving to a single IT pharmacy system “as soon as possible” after its reliance
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CoWs to bust bureaucracy

Junior doctors spend 66% of their time accessing or updating patient notes, and computers on wheels reduce ward round times,
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Bristol joins up pathology

Three Bristol NHS Trust and Public Health England have signed a contract with Capita and CliniSys for its integrated laboratory
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Hunt’s pet project – Skyping GPs

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged the NHS to “put its head above the parapet” and make more creative use
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Apple kits out health info platform

Apple has announced its new iPhone operating system will feature a health information platform, called HealthKit, which will work as
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