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Barnsley does digital dictation

17 July 2013 12:00 AM

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has reduced patient correspondence time by 55 days using digital dictation software.

Manchester reduces patient delays

17 July 2013 12:00 AM

Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust has reduced outpatient clinic delays by implementing a patient flow management system.

Keogh announces new mortality measure

16 July 2013 3:42 PM

The UK will become the first country in the world to create a national measure of avoidable deaths, NHS England’s medical director says.

Keogh issues death rates warning

16 July 2013 1:47 PM

NHS England’s medical director has warned against using two statistical indicators to claim that 14 trusts killed thousands of patients; although none are providing consistently good care.

Surrey and Sussex completes PACS upgrade

16 July 2013 12:00 AM

A collaborative of six trusts in Sussex and Surrey is scheduled to complete the implementation of new digital imaging systems this month.

Specialist telehealth service a success

16 July 2013 12:00 AM

A specialist telehealth project run by Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust has increased capacity by ten patients per nurse.

Rotherham plans EPR turn-around

15 July 2013 12:00 AM

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust aims to have resolved the majority of issues with its Meditech v6.0 electronic patient record implementation by next month.