UK dose registry ‘at planning stage’
The UK is a world leader in radiation dose monitoring, but work on a national dose registry is still at a planning stage.
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The UK is a world leader in radiation dose monitoring, but work on a national dose registry is still at a planning stage.
NHS trusts that fail to make use of electronic health records should be hit with higher insurance premiums and a reduced CQC rating, according to a report that also calls for patients to be able to sue if their data is misused.
The Department of Health has released its IT priorities for the next year, with the National Information Board and support for the NIB’s informatics strategy mentioned as key projects.
Cerner has launched a software as a service option for its Millennium electronic patient record system, targeted at smaller trusts who lack the capital for a full deployment.
A private medical companyās data breaches may have involved the personal information of up to 10,000 patients, according to an Information Commissionerās Office report, leaked to the BBC.
TechUK has put out a report outlining its view on a national accreditation system for EPRs as NHS England looks into its benefits and weaknesses. The supplier organisation says accreditation is only part of the picture, and must be consistent.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has become the first Cerner Millennium trust in London to exit its National Programme for IT contract.
A Ā£4.2m MedTech accelerator programme has been launched to provide 140 UK SMEs with grants
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust to file ‘robust defence’ against a claim it
Clinicians at Yeovil Hospital can now access Dorset patients’ GP data through Somerset’s shared care
The NIHR has awarded 36 NHS organisations Ā£30 million to fund new medical technology and
Digital Health and the Equity Charter have joined forced to tackle racism through a partnership