4 September 2012

Barts brings digi docs into Millennium

Barts Health NHS Trust has bought the OnBase electronic document management system to give staff access to 500,000 scanned, historical
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3 September 2012

Cornwall to buy ‘at scale’ tele-services

GP commissioners in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are looking to procure a telemedicine service to support up to
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3 September 2012

Newham Skype pilot cuts DNAs

A pilot of diabetes patients having outpatient appointments via Skype has reduced A&E attendances amongst participants.
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30 August 2012

Auditors urge CCGs to improve PbR data

Clinical commissioning groups should improve the quality of data used for payments to NHS hospitals by making regular audits and
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30 August 2012

NHS CB outlines primary care IT split

GP Systems of Choice will continue to be funded and managed at a national level, while responsibility for hardware and
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29 August 2012

South West trusts pick Insignia for PACS

Five trusts in the South West of England have awarded a picture archiving and communications system contract to Insignia Medical
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28 August 2012

Scorecards to show NICE compliance

Clinical commissioning groups will have to produce online “innovation scorecards” to show whether they are offering patients the latest drugs
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28 August 2012

Scotland extends use of ECS

Scottish health boards and GPs have agreed that the Emergency Care Summary can be used in scheduled care to support
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28 August 2012

Success for Lancs telestroke service

A telestroke service in Lancashire and Cumbria has led to 131 patients being thrombolysed, allowing an estimated 40 more patients
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24 August 2012

Robot supports high dependency patients

A telepresence robot that allows clinicians to remotely listen to a patient’s heart and lungs is in use at a
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