Evidence developed for IT investment

NHS England is working with McKinsey to develop an evidence base for the NHS to invest in technology.
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Trusts need two years’ extra XP support

Trusts will need an extension of Windows XP support for up to two years in order to migrate safely on
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Devon and Torbay in Symphony

South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Torbay and Southern Devon Heath and Care NHS Trust are buying an A&E
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Four South trusts tender for ePMA

Four southern acute trusts have tendered for an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system worth £5m-£7m, backed by central funding.
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US and UK take forward health IT MoU

The US and UK are working together on harmonising quality indicators, releasing and using health data, the Blue Button initiative,
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GP IT funding split evenly nationwide

GP IT funding will be paid to clinical commissioning groups on a per-head-of-population basis under new plans revealed by NHS
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Taunton picks IMS Maxims

Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has picked IMS Maxims as preferred bidder to supply its electronic patient record system.
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Hunt optimistic about NHS and technology

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is optimistic about the future of the NHS because of the “technology revolution” that is about
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Treasury releases tech fund money

The Treasury has approved funding for the second tranche of projects in the first round of the ‘Safer Hospitals, Safer
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New NHS Choices open to SMEs

The successor to NHS Choices will not be outsourced, but run in-house with help from a number of small and
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