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Code of practice

Tim Benson from training company Abies explains SNOMED CT, the clinical coding system that forms the basis of the NHS
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£300K upgrade for Withybush network

Withybush Hospital in south-west Wales has upgraded its IT network infrastructure supported by £300,000 worth of investment from the Welsh
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Fujitsu drops IDX for south of England

IDX Systems Corporation has today announced that it has agreed with Fujitsu Services to terminate their agreement under which IDX
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UCLH system delayed ahead of key move

University College London NHS Foundation Trust has delayed trust-wide implementation of its Carecast electronic patient record system from IDX by
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Cerner in line for south contract

In the south of England plans have been drawn up since at least March on the basis that there would
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Irish GPs launch £1.35m health web portal

The Irish College of General Practitioners has launched healthhub.ie, a €2m (£1.35m) health information website aimed at both healthcare professionals and the
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Addenbrooke’s installs SMS patient reminder system

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, has implemented an SMS reminder system for patient appointments after a series of pilots of different software.
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Croydon becomes second ETP site

A pharmacy in south London and a primary care outreach centre for refugees have jointly become the second site to
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Electronic record content still up for discussion

The question of what information will go on a local record and what will go on a national summary record
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Baby steps

E-Health Insider Primary Care reports on two pilot initiatives in sharing of children's details between local authority and health service
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