Health IT news in brief
17 February 2017
12:05 AM
This week’s round-up of Health IT news includes free wi-fi for GP practices, a new IT direction for Harrogate and the race between paper and software.
News
NHS.uk will use location and browser history to personalise health advice
16 February 2017
12:05 AM
NHS.uk, the latest attempt to give patients online access to health records and services, will make use of device data from browsing history to your location.
Staff targeted in NHS spear phishing attack
15 February 2017
5:36 PM
NHS Digital is warning NHS staff about a spate of spear phishing attacks, in which scammers pretend to be NHS colleagues and ask for money.
Lorenzo problems linked to year-long delay for Sheffield patients
15 February 2017
12:05 AM
A glitch in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts Lorenzo PAS meant ten patients were not seen for over a year.
Exclusive: Great Ormond Street picks Epic in potential £50m deal
14 February 2017
7:00 AM
One of the largest children’s hospitals in the UK, Great Ormond St, will become the first specialist trust to deploy an Epic electronic patient record.
Morecambe Bay plans Lorenzo revamp despite lack of clinician buy in
13 February 2017
12:02 AM
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is pursuing a Lorenzo development plan despite “significant” problems with the system.
New central IT requirements for personal health budgets and integrated personal commissioning
10 February 2017
4:42 PM
NHS England is concerned about the “varying quality” of IT supporting the roll-out of personal health budgets and integrated personal commissioning.
NHSE CIO calls for trusts to stop developing their own data centres
19 November 2024
NHS England CIO John Quinn has urged trusts to stop investing in developing their own
NICE recommends two technologies for tics and Tourette syndrome
19 November 2024
NICE has recommend two technologies that could reduce the severity of the symptoms of chronic
SLAM awarded £1.3m for new VR and neurotherapeutics hubs
18 November 2024
NIHR has awarded £1.3 million to South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to fund
Trust reverses £65m EPR procurement decision after court claim
18 November 2024
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has withdrawn its decision to award a
NHSE announces digital eye screening plans for diabetes patients
18 November 2024
NHS England has announced plans to provide digital eye scans in the community for diabetes
