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17 November 2015

Another view: returns to IT for GP federations

Neil Paul has been asked to advise an IT company on the changing face of general practice and its IT
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17 November 2015

Doubt cast on value of computerised CBT

Computer courses to treat depression are likely to be ineffective, according to research by the University of York that looked
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16 November 2015

Standard bearers: using safety standards in IT implementations

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is promoting the use of standards and safety cases to improve healthcare IT
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16 November 2015

North Bristol live with Lorenzo

North Bristol NHS Trust has become the first trust in the south of England to go live with the computer
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16 November 2015

NHS 24 abandons ‘challenging’ IT system

Scotland’s health advice service, NHS 24, has had to withdraw a new, £117 million computer and phone system over patient
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16 November 2015

Axed patient feedback service cost £1.2m

NHS England’s abandoned patient feedback service Care Connect cost on average £1,600 for every patient query resolved, a Freedom of
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16 November 2015

IT productivity plan an ‘educated guess’

NHS England’s plan to spend billions on technology to drive efficiencies in healthcare provision is based on an “educated guess”,
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13 November 2015

Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s industry round-up includes the news that Yeovil Hospital has launched an online booking system and Bolton has updated
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12 November 2015

E-discharge: Nottinghamshire junks faxes

Some Nottinghamshire GPs have used the October e-discharge target to stop receiving faxes altogether, forcing all providers to adopt electronic
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12 November 2015

E-discharge: unmonitored target defended

The October target for all providers to send discharge letters electronically is not being monitored nationally, but has focused attention
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