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Health IT news in brief

10 February 2017 12:10 AM

This week’s Health IT round-up includes tweaks to e-referral services for GPs and new order communications system connecting hospitals, GPs, and prisons.

Poor information sharing barrier to NHS integration – NAO

9 February 2017 11:59 AM

The report, from the National Audit Office, says reticence to share information across health and social care is one three major barriers to integration.

Hacked message on Dudley and Walsall Mental Health NHS trust

Cyber-attack leaves anti ISIS message on trust website

9 February 2017 12:05 AM

Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust had its homepage hacked into by cyber attackers wanting to push their political message.

Twenty NHS digital fast follower trusts to get £5m each

8 February 2017 12:37 PM

NHS England plans to fund 20 “fast follower” trusts to become digital advanced in the next three years, using blueprints laid out by the 16 digital exemplar trusts.

National Data Guardian to review health data sharing on illegal immigrants

8 February 2017 12:05 AM

Dame Fiona Caldicott, the National Data Guardian, will be meeting health and Home Office officials to discuss controversial data scheme for catching illegal immigrants at the point of care.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge gets £10m as new ‘global digital exemplars’

7 February 2017 2:34 PM

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been chosen as one of four new global digital exemplars, along with two London trusts.

Kettering struggles with radiology backlog after IT deployment

7 February 2017 5:00 AM

A Midlands trust is suffering huge reporting backlogs after implementing a new digital radiology system as part of the East Midlands Radiology consortium.