Wachter focuses on CCIOs

Dr Robert Wachter’s review of the digital future of the NHS will focus on issues of clinical engagement with IT
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Massive health IT framework coming soon

A massive new framework tender for electronic patient records, hosting, portals, mobile working and many other digital solutions will be
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Maternity EHR gets ‘big bang’ launch

Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust has gone live with Medway Maternity in a 'big bang' launch across two maternity
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1m blood donors book online

Nearly 1.5 million blood donation appointments have been booked online since NHS Blood and Transplant introduced a digital booking system
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Tech money to fund transformation

Most of the £1 billion promised by the government for investment in health IT is for capital investment and will
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John Newton: Interview

The National Information Board is charged with putting “data and technology safely to work for patients, service users, citizens and
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Healthcare IT primary care news in brief

This week's industry round-up focuses on news from the primary care sector, including contracts for prescribing software and the use
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Islington awards £7.4m IDCR contract

Islington council and clinical commissioning group have awarded a five year, £7.4 million contract to BT to create an integrated
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EDM: Southern hospitals pick Kainos

A group of three southern acute trusts has chosen Kainos to supply an electronic document management system and clinical portal
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GS1 demonstrator sites announced

Six NHS hospital trusts have been named as demonstrator sites for the use of GS1 standards and will share £12
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