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Care.data on hold until election

Lingering questions dogging NHS England’s controversial care.data programme will hold up data extractions until after the May general election, Tim Kelsey has confirmed for the first time.

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Trust and council in discharge first

The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and Islington Council have become the first organisations in the country to go live with a new project to improve information sharing between the NHS and social care.

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EPRs ‘could prompt med neg claims’

The growing use of electronic patient records could encourage a culture of ā€œelectronic ambulance chasingā€ as people hunt for evidence of medical negligence, according to new research.

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South Devon heads EPMA group tender

South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust is leading a consortium of trusts and healthcare organisations looking to procure an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system worth up to Ā£4 million.

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ICT service launches whistleblowing tool

Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Luton ICT Services has launched a feedback tool that it says provides a simple, anonymous solution for NHS staff and patients to report concerns about the way services are run.

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Croydon prepares to expand Cerner use

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust has completed integration testing for the second phase of its Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system roll-out; significantly expanding its existing system.

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