Industry news in brief
29 September 2017
8:43 AM
Industry nibs include nominated trusts in the running for best global digital exemplar, major contract deals and what NHS trusts spend per day on PCs.
News
Cerner “lowered prices, rather a lot,” to get into GDE “game”
28 September 2017
11:06 AM
One of the most experienced and highly regarded NHS CIOs has said Cerner significantly dropped its prices to win new business through the GDE programme.
Pre-surgery device helps patients combat stress at a London hospital
28 September 2017
9:47 AM
A London hospital recently trialed a new digital health device assisting patients to manage their stress and anxiety before surgery.
NHS Digital’s WannaCry response was “let down” by poor comms
27 September 2017
3:17 PM
NHS Digital’s response to WannaCry was “let down” by poor communications to healthcare organisations about the attack, its security operations lead admits.
Australia’s largest health district to use Patientrack e-obs
27 September 2017
12:05 AM
Australia’s largest local health district is to use the e-observations platform from UK-based Patientrack to collect and analyse vital signs.
East and North Herts goes live with Lorenzo after WannaCry forces delay
26 September 2017
12:05 AM
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has deployed its Lorenzo electronic patient record (EPR) after “considerable disruption” from WannaCry caused a delay.
Plymouth to be NHS first on open e-prescribing
25 September 2017
12:05 AM
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first NHS trust to begin implementation of an open source, open standards-based electronic prescribing system.
Researchers borrow astronomy algorithms to tackle skin conditions
2 December 2019
Research carried out at the Scotland university used algorithms usually used in astronomy to test
Staff lose more than 26,000 hours to IT issues, CQC reveals
2 December 2019
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed in its November board papers that 26,835 staff hours
Ipswich Hospital rolls out patient portal for letters and appointments
29 November 2019
The next time an appointment is booked patients with a registered mobile number will be
Trust warns of ‘significant risk’ to patients over EPR delays
29 November 2019
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust says it cannot go ahead with the planned EPR
Movers and shakers news round-up
29 November 2019
This month’s round-up of industry appointments include movers and shakers at NHS Wales Informatics Service,
