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Oman hospital adopts First DataBank
Drug database experts First DataBank, has announced a partnership with Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, a 500 bed university hospital located in Muscat, Oman.
Lorenzo to be developed until 2012
ISoft has announced that it will continue to develop its Lorenzo electronic patient record software under the National Programme for IT in the NHS until September 2012.
DH axes £500m Microsoft licensing deal
The Department of Health will not renew a half billion pound software licensing deal with Microsoft, which has run for 12 years.
‘Large numbers’ of staff to lose jobs
The Department of Health’s informatics directorate is one of the few areas of the NHS that is safe from change for the moment, a letter from NHS chief executive David Nicholson has warned.
Drones to deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’
Electric drones will deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust,
GPs to get easier access to Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
The first GP practice has gone live with an EMIS functionality which allows easier access
OneLondon’s UCP expands to sickle cell disease patients
The Universal Care Plan (UCP), OneLondon’s shared care planning solution, has extended to support sickle
NHS clinical scientist warns of AI ‘deployment blockage’
A “deployment blockage” in the NHS is preventing AI from being adopted at scale, according
Full-fibre radio network to help prevent loss of life on UK’s coastline
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has launched a £175 million search and rescue radio network