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PACS installed across rural Welsh NHS Trust

North West Wales NHS Trust is to implement LifeImaging PACS software from Ferrania across its nine hospitals, many of which
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Accenture’s LSP boss says delivery to ‘step up’

The managing director of Accenture’s health team has said that the pace of delivery in the North East and Eastern
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First NPfIT SAP system uses data spine

Software that operates using a working version of the data spine has been installed by Accenture under the NPfIT in
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Geordie GUM website may spare patients’ blushes

Newcastle PCT have launched a website for their genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic with the help of the local rugby team and a
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Survey finds IT consultation inadequate or non-existent

A new survey of doctors’ views of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) shows 92% of medics questioned felt that
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NHS electronic appraisals to be extended

An online package for filling out NHS appraisals is to be extended from GPs and consultants to more levels of
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Three NHSIA offices to go in Lyons rationalisation

Three NHS Information Authority offices in south east England are to be closed and their 142 staff offered relocation and
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Worthing NHS Trust goes digital with Ferrania

Worthing and Southlands NHS Trust has chosen Ferrania LifeImaging to implement the latest digital imaging technology, in a move designed
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Newcastle Hospitals awards Ferrania RIS/PACS contract

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust has completed a pilot procurement of community-wide Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) and
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Clinician Involvement Essential in IT Planning Says BMJ

The essential importance of involving frontline clinicians in the evolution of their workplace information systems is underlined this week in
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