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Twelve million records shared in Merseyside
More than 12 million records have been shared across Merseyside, as an increasing number of health and social services sign-up to share information.
Final three take Lorenzo deal
Three trusts have been granted central funding to deploy Lorenzo as an electronic patient record system, as part of the deal agreed between the Department of Health and CSC in 2012.
Sheffield test bed aims to create perfect patient pathway
A project is underway in Sheffield to use technologies to support patients with multiple long-term health conditions to care for themselves more effectively.
GP complaints in Warrington after Lorenzo switch
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says GP complaints about incomplete discharge summaries since the trust switched electronic patient records have been largely resolved.
Blackwood handed health IT
Nicola Blackwood has been handed responsibility for health IT in the post-Brexit shake-up of government.
Healthcare IT industry news in brief
This week’s round up features new products and developments from well-known healthcare IT companies, including System C and Civica.
‘Two-factor authentication may have stopped Synnovis cyber attack’
Beverley Bryant said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the
Prescription tracking feature launched on the NHS App
A feature which allows patients to trace the status and readiness of their prescriptions has
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers new robotic surgery at Southampton Children’s Hospital and fall prevention
One in five GPs using AI tools in clinical practice, finds BMJ survey
An online survey of UK GPs by the BMJ has revealed that one in five
Southern Health launches EPS for outpatient community services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has deployed CLEO Systems’ electronic prescription system (EPS) across a