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Blackpool pushes back Alert
Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has pushed back the go-live of its trail-blazing Alert electronic patient record system until 10 September.
NHS ordered to halve management costs
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has scrapped some key NHS performance targets and told the health service it must save at least Ā£222m in management costs this year.
SCR uploads to continue during review
Summary Care Records will continue to be created and uploaded to the Spine while the programme is under review but no new patient information campaigns will be launched, EHI Primary Care can reveal.
InterSystems triumphs in Welsh labs deal
InterSystems is set to be confirmed as the winner of a national contract to provide a new laboratory information management system across Wales.
Ipswich develops stroke data portal
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has developed its own software to enable staff to record patient data for stroke patients from multiple disciplines.
Oasis and Worcs ‘drag and drop’ patients
Oasis and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust have developed a real time bed management system that allows staff to virtually ‘drag and drop’ patient information using a touch-screen whiteboard.
VR project aims to improve mental health for homeless
A virtual reality initiative has been launched to help homeless people improve their mental health
Virtual ward company Doccla secures Ā£35m in Series B funding
Virtual ward and remote monitoring technology provider Doccla has announced that it has secured Ā£35
DigitalHealth.London reveals latest Accelerator programme cohort
DigitalHealth.London has announced the latest 17 digital health companies selected for its accelerator programme.
Concerns over go-live date for Northampton maternity service EPR
A lack of implementation date for a maternity EPR at Northampton General Hospital poses āpotential
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ā
Todayās Coffee Time Briefing covers adaptive brain stimulation for Parkinsonās disease and a Ā£400m investment