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Barts cancer patients use Skype

19 August 2015 12:00 AM

Cancer doctors at Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital are monitoring patients from home via Skype video link.

Camden takes ‘quantum leap’ with iPads

18 August 2015 12:00 AM

Staff at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust will access patient records on iPads following the introduction of a new electronic patient record system in September.

Wye Valley second trust for openMaxims

17 August 2015 12:00 AM

Wye Valley NHS Trust has signed a five-year deal with IMS Maxims to implement its open source electronic patient record openMaxims.

NME to retain most NPfIT-era systems

17 August 2015 12:00 AM

The end of NPfIT contracts in the North, Midlands and East looks unlikely to trigger an immediate, large-scale change in IT systems, with the HSCIC and industry contracts predicting that 60% of systems installed by CSC will be retained.

Industry round-up

14 August 2015 12:00 AM

Digital Health News rounds up the latest industry news, including company announcements, appointments, product launches, and roll-outs.

DH refuses to release IT savings report

13 August 2015 12:00 AM

The Department of Health has turned down a Freedom of Information request from Digital Health News to see a report that purportedly shows how technology can save the NHS billions of pounds each year.