Dudley PCT goes virtual on desktops

Dudley Primary Care Trust has announced that it has been working with IT consultancy Centralis to develop a shared service
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Blackpool gets ‘Darzi’ style PACS

NHS Blackpool has implemented a new Agfa PACS system that enable staff working at the town’s state of the art
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NHS IT programme faces cuts

Parts of the multibillion-pound national NHS IT progamme could be cancelled in this week’s Pre-Budget Report, the Chancellor has warned.
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One in 10 prescriptions have errors

One in 10 written hospital prescriptions contain mistakes, most are minor and spotted but some are potentially lethal. In many cases
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Wirral delays Cerner until 2010

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has decided to delay its implementation of Cerner Millennium until 2010.
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Aintree sticks with System C

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a new upgraded clinical information system from System C. The
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UltraGenda completes first German client

The very first implementation of UltraGenda Pro in Germany has been achieved within five weeks of contract award. The new
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Digital pen for diabetes care in Germany

Stuttgart’s Bethesda Hospital has introduced a mobile glucose monitoring system that combines digital pen and paper a wireless glucose monitor
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UnitedHealth buys ScriptSwitch for £50m

ScriptSwitch, the provider of drug comparison software to doctors’ surgeries, has been acquired by UnitedHealth UK, for a reported sum
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Kingston to go-live on 30 November

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust plans to go live with Cerner Millennium on 30 November, in what has become a critical
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