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SCR in outpatients and police rooms

11 February 2016 4:12 AM

Access to NHS Summary Care Records is being extended to scheduled care settings and dedicated medical rooms in police stations.

E-discharge uptake revealed by DMI

10 February 2016 3:18 AM

EXCLUSIVE: Around two thirds of NHS trusts are sharing discharge summaries electronically with GPs and one fifth are prescribing electronically, early findings from digital maturity self-assessments show.

DigitalHealth.London to work with SMEs

10 February 2016 12:09 AM

A programme launched in London today aims to bring together clinicians with healthcare providers, entrepreneurs and industry to speed up the the adoption and commercialisation of digital health technologies.

Details of £1.8b tech funding revealed

9 February 2016 12:44 PM

NHS organisations will have access to £1 billion in capital funding and £400 million in revenue to help them become paperless over the next five years.

System C buys Careflow Connect Ltd

9 February 2016 10:46 AM

System C has acquired Careflow Connect Ltd, developer of the Careflow secure mobile communications system for clinicians and care professionals.

Carter: NHS to adopt ‘meaningful use’

8 February 2016 8:34 AM

NHS Improvement should create ‘meaningful use’ standards for clinical IT systems and use incentives to drive better adoption of technology, Lord Carter’s review of hospital productivity recommends.

Wachter focuses on CCIOs

8 February 2016 4:46 AM

Dr Robert Wachter’s review of the digital future of the NHS will focus on issues of clinical engagement with IT implementations, particularly the role of chief clinical information officers.