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CQC: Harlow trust must improve info

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust must improve the way information flows around its site, according to a report by
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IT system integration – Yorkshire

A portal pulling together information from various clinical IT systems is being implemented at South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation
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Tom’s digital disruptors: testing times for apps

The NHS Apps Library has closed after concerns were raised about the effectiveness and security of the apps it endorsed.
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Can the NHS bank on IT for productivity gains?

NHS England is bidding for billions of IT investment to improve NHS productivity. A McKinsey presentation shows that if it
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NHS IT needs £8 billion – McKinsey

Exclusive: The NHS needs to spend an additional £7.2 billion to £8.3 billion on digital technology over the next five
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22 point plan for NHS digital adoption

Exclusive: A high-level report on NHS IT by management consultants McKinsey makes 22 recommendations to drive the adoption of technology
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Southampton chooses iMDsoft for electronic observations

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is implementing MetaVision SafeTrack across 57 wards, having already implemented MetaVision Patient Data Management
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Enter the CCG: tackles spaghetti systems

As a programmer, John Lockley was inspired by computing pioneers who wanted to keep things simple. Now, as a GP
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SmartCare delayed until spring 2016

Three southern hospital trusts due to go-live with InterSystems’ electronic patient record this month have delayed their roll-outs until spring
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Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s industry round-up includes the news that all trusts are now members of GS1 UK and some interesting wins
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