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Electronic patient records deployed in Orkney and Shetland

Electronic patient records have reached two of the remoter parts of the UK, with the deployment of InterSystems’ TrakCare to
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Virtual reality healthcare, coming to Liverpool

Virtual reality will be tested as a care tool in Liverpool this year, both for treating patients and helping clinicians
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Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s round up includes a market update from Emis Group, confirmation of the news that Morecambe Bay is sticking
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Jeremy Hunt retains post as health secretary

Jeremy Hunt has retained his post as health secretary in the re-shuffle triggered by Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister.
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Dan Taylor: what data security can learn from Euro 2016

Oh, Roy Hodgson. The Hawthorns will always love you, England will just want to forget, but the NHS should learn
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CQC calls for national risk assessment model and data set

The Care Quality Commission has called for national action on the risk models and data sets that underpin initiatives to
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Lorenzo: the end of the beginning

The National Programme for IT in the NHS came to an end in the North, Midlands and East last week.
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Bradford and Beyond: physical health template takes off in primary care

A physical health template originally developed for use in primary care in Bradford, and now implemented into SystmOne, has revolutionised
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North Staffordshire combined trust picks Lorenzo as its ROSE

The Department of Health has approved funding for North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust to deploy the Lorenzo electronic patient
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Joe’s view: of Caldicott 3

Anyone remember Rabbit? Joe McDonald does; it was a classic technology that was just a bit before it’s time, and
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