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Barts appoints 5 clinical IT leads

Barts Health NHS Trust has appointed five senior clinicians to informatics leadership roles.
21 May 2013

Experts warn £260m not enough

A new government fund to boost adoption of e-prescribing will not be enough to help “laggard” trusts start the journey towards electronic patient records, health IT experts warn.
20 May 2013

Central gov signs-off £32m business case

A £32m business case to provide nine southern community and child health providers with TPP’s SystmOne has been signed off by the government.
21 May 2013

Aura and NI trust develop clinical app

Southern Health and Social Care Trust and Aura Healthcare have developed a clinical noting application they hope will reduce handover time.
21 May 2013

Commissioning support framework floated

NHS England is looking to develop a framework agreement for commissioning support services.
20 May 2013

Kingsley Manning named chair of HSCIC

17 May 2013

James Paget decides against Lorenzo

17 May 2013

Commissioning for outcomes a 'priority'

17 May 2013 1

Barking digitises breast screening

17 May 2013

£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

17 May 2013 14

Big EPR Survey reveals components of EPR

16 May 2013 14

Whittington goes live with Medway

16 May 2013

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£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

Some things seem clear; this initiative is focused on delivering IT quickly to the point of care, not on bean-counting or 5-year implementat...

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£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

You also missed Noemalife (Worcester Acute) and Cambio (PAH). Its probably worth asking which solution can be deployed stand alone ...

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It's absolutely right that we respect individual privacy. Having sat through endless IG and DP debates over the years, though, I despair at ...

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The Big EPR Survey: responses

In almost 300 responses to The Big EPR Survey, EHI readers set out some very clear messages about the definition and make up of electronic patient records, and the best way to get them into the NHS. Lyn Whitfield reports.
16 May 2013

From the Heart and Chest

What do David Bowie and weaning the NHS off Windows XP have in common? Johan Waktare, a consultant leading on an electronic patient record deployment in Liverpool, has the answer…
13 May 2013

Septic shock

Roger Taylor, director of research at Dr Foster, asks how so many Bolton patients came to be coded as having a sepsis diagnosis; and what other trusts can learn from the experience.
13 May 2013

Success in sight

The Eyecare Integration Project, which lets Scottish optometrists refer patients to hospital electronically, was one of the winners at last year’s EHI Awards. Paul Curran reports.
13 May 2013

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Experts warn £260m not enough

A new government fund to boost adoption of e-prescribing will not be enough to help “laggard” trusts start the journey towards electronic patient records, health IT experts warn.

Kingsley Manning named chair of HSCIC

EHI can exclusively reveal that Kingsely Manning has been appointed chair of the new Health and Social Care Information Centre.

£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a £260 million fund for hospitals to increase their use of e-prescribing and electronic patient records.

James Paget decides against Lorenzo

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has decided not to take CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record system under the company’s interim deal with the Department of Health.

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.

Liverpool house gets smart

A Smarthouse showcasing gadgets that can drain an overflowing bath or warn family members that a relative has had a fall will be on show at the iLinks Innovation event in Liverpool this week.

Rotherham plan to 'deconstruct' Meditech

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to deconstruct its troubled Meditech EPR implementation.

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.

CSU staff seconded to info centre

Around 180 commissioning support unit staff have been seconded into the Health and Social Care Information Centre to deliver the Data Service for Commissioners.

£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a £260 million fund for hospitals to increase their use of e-prescribing and electronic patient records.

James Paget decides against Lorenzo

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has decided not to take CSC’s Lorenzo electronic patient record system under the company’s interim deal with the Department of Health.

GP IT funds sitting with area teams

GP IT funding of £186m has gone to NHS England’s area teams, which are working with local commissioners to verify individual budgets.

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.

Another CSU collapses

The Surrey and Sussex Commissioning Support Unit will close down and look for options to merge with other organisations.

Spine2 built in-house on open source

The replacement for the NHS data spine, Spine2, is being built using open source components and is due to go live at the end of October.

Two Cerner live sites go to tender

Two Southern Cerner live sites have gone out to tender to replace their patient administration and electronic patient record systems provided under NPfIT.

NHS England to publish IT strategy

NHS England is developing an NHS Technology Strategy and Roadmap, setting a national direction for NHS IT.

Rotherham plan to 'deconstruct' Meditech

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to deconstruct its troubled Meditech EPR implementation.

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£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a £260 million fund for hospitals to increase their use of e-prescribing and electronic patient records.

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.

Big EPR Survey reveals components of EPR

EHI readers believe that the government should maintain a clear focus on electronic patient records as it pursues its vision of 'paperless' working.

Experts warn £260m not enough

A new government fund to boost adoption of e-prescribing will not be enough to help “laggard” trusts start the journey towards electronic patient records, health IT experts warn.

Hunt pledges to respect patient data

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he will honour patient opt-outs if they do not want their personal, confidential informaton to be shared.

Joe’s view of the NHS Number

Big EPR Survey reveals components of EPR

EHI readers believe that the government should maintain a clear focus on electronic patient records as it pursues its vision of 'paperless' working.

£260m fund to boost e-prescribing

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a £260 million fund for hospitals to increase their use of e-prescribing and electronic patient records.

Rotherham plan to 'deconstruct' Meditech

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to deconstruct its troubled Meditech EPR implementation.

From the Heart and Chest

CSU staff seconded to info centre

Around 180 commissioning support unit staff have been seconded into the Health and Social Care Information Centre to deliver the Data Service for Commissioners.

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.

NHS England to publish IT strategy

NHS England is developing an NHS Technology Strategy and Roadmap, setting a national direction for NHS IT.

Take part in The Big EPR Debate

The NHS is once more being urged to implement electronic patient records as the foundation for paperless working - and it's time for EHI readers to shape the way forward.

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.

Rotherham plan to 'deconstruct' Meditech

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is planning to deconstruct its troubled Meditech EPR implementation.

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Big EPR Survey reveals components of EPR

EHI readers believe that the government should maintain a clear focus on electronic patient records as it pursues its vision of 'paperless' working.