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Exploring how health and care professionals are using digital and data to make integrated care a reality, spanning shared care records, population health, patient portals and remote care.
The drive for interoperability across the health and social care system must be backed by strong business planning and organisational change to succeed, new guidelines from the BCS say.
The South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust will roll out mobile access to the NHS Summary Care Record for ambulance crews within three months, as part of the implementation of its Ortivus electronic patient record system.
A pan-London information exchange is being developed to connect local data-sharing projects and establish common standards, as part of a citywide interoperability programme.
Policy makers have worked out that integrated care will need integrated IT. But Ewan Davis doubts they understand how to achieve that – and suggests they should look to Moscow for ideas.
The language of systems integration has shifted from interoperability to ‘paperless’ working and ‘integrated’ care. Does this obscure more than it reveals? Daloni Carlisle reports.
The chief executive and founder of TPP has been has been awarded an OBE. Sam Sachdeva spoke to him about his career and future plans.
