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NHS to be ‘paperless’ by 2015 – Kelsey

10 October 2012 12:00 AM

The NHS should be paperless by the end of 2015, the NHS Commissioning Board national director of patients and information says.

Chelsea and Westminster plans post EPR

10 October 2012 12:00 AM

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust plans to replace much of its LastWord electronic patient record functionality and go out to tender for a portal early next year.

CSC GPs need transparent ‘beauty parade’

9 October 2012 12:00 AM

GPs using CSC products should be absolutely clear about the functionality they will get from another system before they decide to switch, says iSoft user group chairman Dr John Lockley.

Cameron announces £100m nurse tech fund

8 October 2012 2:38 PM

Prime Minister David Cameron announced he will give £100m in funding for nurses and midwives to spend on new mobile technology like digital pens.

Leicestershire takes RiO

8 October 2012 12:00 AM

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has awarded a contract to CSE Healthcare for its electronic patient record system, RiO.

Quarter of trusts to invest in EPR

8 October 2012 12:00 AM

A quarter of NHS trusts are on the verge of investing in electronic patient record systems, with a fifth looking to run their own procurements, eHealth Insider’s second annual survey of acute sector IT suggests.