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BMA says suspend access to SCRs
The BMA GP committee has learned that some Summary Care Records have not been updated, and is calling on the government to suspend access until the problems are resolved.
Government axes £15m for children’s IT
The government has axed £15m of funding promised by the previous Labour government to help local authorities implement integrated children’s systems.
King’s makes progress on e-prescribing
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is making solid progress with its first of a kind e-prescribing system built within its old iSoft patient administration system.
Telefónica opens global e-health unit
Telefónica has opened a new global e-health unit, which will see it create a number of products and services to help provide a patient centered, sustainable and efficient healthcare model.
DH gives go ahead to Cerner upgrades
The Department of Health has given the go ahead to a Cerner upgrade across London and the South of England that had stalled over concerns over data transfer from the UK to the US.

OneLondon’s UCP reaches 74% of capital’s sickle cell patients
Almost three-quarters of sickle cell patients who receive care in London now have a Universal

BadgerNet launched on Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
System C’s BadgerNet maternity system has gone live in the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record

Build ‘brick’ defences against inevitable attacks, says NHSE cyber lead
NHSE’s clinical lead for cyber operations has called on organisations to ensure their cyber defences

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing
Today’s briefing includes a new website for Doctor Care Anywhere and a request from DHSC

Taylor: Lack of capacity in centre ‘concerning’ for NHS’ digital plans
The capacity at the centre once NHSE has been abolished is concerning for digital, Matthew