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Tower Hamlets goes live with e-SAP

Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust has become the first London trust to implement new electronic Single Assessment Process (e-SAP) software,
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iSoft’s £82m upfront cash for existing IT revealed

Upfront payments totalling nearly £82m were made to health IT specialists, iSoft, in a complex deal which gave the company money
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NAO planning to look again at NPfIT

The National Audit Office (NAO) has confirmed that it plans to carry out a second study of the late-running £12bn National
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BCS ‘has not changed mind’ about CfH review

The British Computer Society has denied changing its tack by backing the growing calls for a technical review of the
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Criticisms of NHS IT programme were cut from NAO report

Detailed criticisms of the management of the NHS IT modernisation programme, being overseen by Connecting for Health, were cut from
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Staff cost savings claimed with e-rostering

The days of ward managers steeling themselves to work out staff rosters using pencils, paper and a large eraser may
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iSoft investigates possible accounts irregularities

iSoft, the healthcare IT supplier whose financial woes have been hitting the headlines since January, has announced an investigation into
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Cayton to lead summary records taskforce

Patients’ ‘tsar’ and chair of the Care Records Development Board, Harry Cayton, will lead the taskforce set up to help
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Doctors test out RFID system for handovers

Doctors at the Birmingham’s Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust are testing the use of RFID technology for patient handovers.
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Accenture examining alternatives to iSoft

The chief executive of Accenture has said that the company is examining alternatives to its sub-contractor iSoft in relation to
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