23 February 2016

HSCIC plans big data centre of excellence

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is to set up a Centre of Excellence for Big Data and Data
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17 February 2016

Child protection system misses target

A new March 2018 deadline for the roll-out of the Child Protection Information Sharing system has been set, after most
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26 January 2016

Christie trials ‘Tinder’ for locum docs

The Christie Hospital in Manchester is piloting a system for booking locum doctors that may do for agency work what
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8 November 2013

Greater Manchester makes paperless leap

All ten acute trusts in Greater Manchester will have stopped using paper to send discharge summaries to GP practices by
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6 November 2013

Academy calls for standardised records

Electronic patient records must be standardised to support both patient safety and patient access, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
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5 November 2013

Child info system to pilot by April

A system for sharing information about child protection plans is expected to be running in 11 pilot sites by April
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5 November 2013

Mental health IT ‘at best ok’ – survey

Mental health IT systems are at best “ok” according to a survey of system usability carried out by the National
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5 July 2013

Microsoft helps clamp down on fake meds

A Europe-wide system for clamping down on counterfeit medicines moved a step closer this week with the selection of Microsoft
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15 March 2013

Tech needed to fight resistant bugs

The NHS is being urged to deploy technology in the battle against antibiotic resistance, following the chief medical officer’s warning
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14 March 2013

Imperial sticks it to Windows

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is to deploy Windows To Go – a version of the new Windows 8 operating
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