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Open source e-prescribing in pipeline

26 October 2015 1:21 AM

An electronic prescribing system open sourced for the NHS may be introduced at Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

CQC: concern at Croydon’s two IT systems

23 October 2015 12:00 AM

The Care Quality Commission has raised concerns about Croydon Health Services NHS Trust using two different IT systems for patient care, in the latest of a series of reports about trusts that ‘require improvement.’

Hospital struggles with theatre IT swap

23 October 2015 12:00 AM

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust may have to revert to an old computer system to manage its operating theatres after experiencing problems with its replacement.

First GPSoC integrations live

22 October 2015 12:00 AM

Two subsidiary GP systems suppliers have integrated their systems with those of principal suppliers for the first time under the latest GP Systems of Choice framework.

Record sharing: TPP and Emis integrate

21 October 2015 5:00 AM

England’s two major GP clinical system suppliers are about to begin trialling a direct integration between their systems so GPs can share patient records more easily.

Pharmacy fined for selling patient data

21 October 2015 1:17 AM

An online pharmacy part-owned by Emis Health faces a £130,000 fine after it sold customer details to a direct marketing company.

English hospital live with InterSystems

20 October 2015 3:58 AM

InterSystems’ electronic patient record system TrakCare has gone live in an English NHS trust for the first time with the help of £7 million in central funding.