24 November 2015

Single child health system uses CarePlus

A single child health system for the West Midlands will operate from April next year, following the award of a
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23 November 2015

End of NPfIT drives change in MH systems

Eighteen community and mental health trusts in London and the South have switched electronic patient record systems following the end
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19 November 2015

FinIT: the end of NPfIT in London and the South

Cerner Millennium trusts had to be out of the BT data centre by the end of last month. With the
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19 November 2015

End of NPfIT in London and the South

The National Programme for IT has come to an end in London and the South with the exit of the
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16 November 2015

Axed patient feedback service cost £1.2m

NHS England’s abandoned patient feedback service Care Connect cost on average £1,600 for every patient query resolved, a Freedom of
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13 November 2015

Healthcare IT news in brief

This week’s industry round-up includes the news that Yeovil Hospital has launched an online booking system and Bolton has updated
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12 November 2015

E-discharge: unmonitored target defended

The October target for all providers to send discharge letters electronically is not being monitored nationally, but has focused attention
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12 November 2015

E-discharge: Nottinghamshire junks faxes

Some Nottinghamshire GPs have used the October e-discharge target to stop receiving faxes altogether, forcing all providers to adopt electronic
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10 November 2015

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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9 November 2015

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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