Another view: Neil Paul

A phone company has developed a smartphone that calls for help if its user collapses. That is just the start,
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Hack the programme

The geeks shall inherit the world of NHS IT. Or that was the message of NHS Hack Day 2012. Chris
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EHI PC survey: shaky support?

Commissioning support services are emerging as essential but controversial elements of the new commissioning regime. Fiona Barr canvasses views.
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EHI PC survey: show us the money

GPs leading the government’s commissioning reforms have high hopes for IT; but wonder where the leadership and money is going
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Insider view: the NHS information strategy

EHI editor and managing editor Jon Hoeksma and Lyn Whitfield reflect on what the NHS information strategy says – and
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Time to power up

Think-tanks, managers and suppliers agree on the vision of the NHS information strategy; but they worry about some of its
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King’s manages referrals with PCTI

A new referral management system at King’s College Hospital NHS Trust is allowing clinicians to triage referrals electronically within 24
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Joe’s view: of rating EPR suppliers

A test drive, a check against standard criteria, and lots of user reviews. Joe McDonald knows what a good test
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Power plays

GPs and GP system suppliers have given a luke-warm reaction to the NHS information strategy. Rebecca Todd reports.
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Ten years to digital first NHS: Earl Howe

Health minister, the Earl Howe, tells EHI editor Jon Hoeksma that the NHS needs to become ‘digital first’ and the
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