Hunt’s Ofsted plan marked down
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt should think carefully before re-introducing ‘Ofsted-style’ ratings into the NHS, the Nuffield Trust has concluded.
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Rotherham spending £40m on EPR
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust plans to spend more than £40m on implementing its Meditech V6.0 electronic patient record system which is causing “persistent serious issues” nine months after go-live.
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Third party needed for open API process
An independent third party should be set up to help accredit third party suppliers to interface with principal GP IT systems, an Intellect Health and Social Care Council member says.
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King’s integration engine ITK compliant
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has developed an open source integration engine in collaboration with Tactix4.
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e-mental health strategy developed
Devon and Somerset issue £35m EPR tender
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust have gone out to tender for an electronic patient record system worth up to £35m.
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Quake sparks data sharing in NZ
A devastating earthquake helped a New Zealand health board implement an electronic shared care record for its patients.
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ITK money links PAS to online booking
Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is implementing an online booking system to reduce no show appointments and improve patient communication.
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George Eliot to take Lorenzo
The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is due to take CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record system under an interim agreement between CSC and the Department of Health.
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DH moves to gov.uk
The Department of Health is moving its digital operations to the new single website for government services at the end of this month.
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