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Swindells tells IT pros to up their game

The newly appointed head of BCS Health has called for informaticians to "step up to the plate" and lead change
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NW Trusts can get off the Lorenzo bus

Trusts in the North West of England have been asked if they want to get off the ‘Lorenzo Bus’ and
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PCTs push on with SCR despite DH stop

NHS organisations are seeking special dispensation to push ahead with the Summary Care Record, despite the Department of Health's agreement
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Morecambe’s Lorenzo go-live shifts again

E-Health Insider understands that the go-live of Lorenzo at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust is likely to be
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GPs told to tee up SCR information drive

GP practices have been advised to educate their patients about the Summary Care Record while the suspension of its roll-out
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Online patient engagement tool launched

An online tool has been launched by the Department of Health to enable doctors to access hundreds of pieces of
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DH awards BT ‘greenfield’ Cerner deal

Three large NHS hospital trusts in the South of England have signed a deal to take Cerner Millennium from BT
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Just 752 patients view their SCR online

Just 752 patients out of the more than 1.2m who have a Summary Care Record have opted to view their
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DH commissions ‘Darling Dashboard’

The Department of Health has appointed a consortium to develop a ‘Darling Dashboard’ that will proactively help the NHS to
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SCR suffers from variable GP data

A confidential draft report from the evaluation of the Summary Care Record says data uploaded from GP practices is sometimes
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