NHS 24 IT system late and over-budget
The cost of NHS 24ās new computer system has risen dramatically, according to an Auditor General for Scotland report that says the project is now unlikely to go-live until October next year.
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The cost of NHS 24ās new computer system has risen dramatically, according to an Auditor General for Scotland report that says the project is now unlikely to go-live until October next year.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has gone live with its Lorenzo electronic patient record system, saying the transition āhas not been completely painless.”
The National Audit Office has become the latest organisation to conclude that the NHS is under āgrowing financial stressā and to warn that āthese trends are not sustainable.ā
Over a third of the Ā£100m that was due to be on offer through NHS Englandās Nursing Technology Fund has been withheld, with the Department of Health suggesting a third round of funding may take place.
A week and a half after its launch, Epic is āstarting to deliver some real benefitsā to Cambridge University Hospitals – but the implementation has not been without teething problems.
Thirty per cent of applications for tech fund 2 involve the use of open source software, NHS Englandās head of business systems told the Handi Health Conference at EHI Live 2014 in Birmingham.
The much anticipated announcement of which trusts have secured funding from the second round of tech fund bids is in Danny Alexanderās inbox, awaiting approval, Beverley Bryant told EHI Live 2014.
NHS Orkney has announced plans to go live with an electronic patient record app in
Digital Health chief executive Jon Hoeksma has won ‘Ally of the Year’ at the National
Women in Somerset with breast lumps will be directly referred to a breast diagnostic clinic
Kevin Jarrold has retired from the role of joint CIO at Imperial College Healthcare and
Black Country Integrated Care System (ICS) is rolling out an patient engagement portal from Healthcare