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EPR delayed by data migration problems

19 October 2015 9:55 AM

Referral to treatment data migration problems have forced North Bristol NHS Trust to delay the go-live of its Lorenzo electronic patient record.

CSC urges trusts off ‘ancient’ PAS

19 October 2015 5:00 AM

Trust board papers suggest that healthcare computing company CSC is looking to halt support for one of its oldest patient administration systems.

Barcoded medicines to prevent fake drugs

19 October 2015 12:00 AM

All prescription medicines will need to carry a barcode on their packaging to reduce the risk of counterfeit and unsafe drugs entering the healthcare system following new European regulations.

Healthcare IT news round-up

16 October 2015 12:00 AM

This weeks’ roundup includes news that Spire Healthcare has adopted a wide range of Carestream technologies, a new contract for The Learning Clinic from its first trust, and INPS one-day events.

Alder Hey hospital upgrades IT system

15 October 2015 12:01 AM

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with a new version of the Meditech electronic patient record.

East Lancs digitises nursing forms

15 October 2015 12:00 AM

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and Caradigm have turned several paper nursing forms into electronic documents.

NHS 24 IT system £41m over budget

14 October 2015 5:00 AM

The IT to support Scotland’s health information service, NHS 24, is two year’s late and significantly over budget, according to the Auditor General for Scotland.