The Care Quality Commission has launched a public consultation on proposals to change its inspection regime and introduce ‘Ofsted-style’ ratings for trusts and hospitals.
17 June 2013
North Bristol NHS Trust is replacing paper observation charts on patient beds with tablet computers in a pilot starting next month.
17 June 2013
Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plans to go live with Meditech v6.0 this financial year. 
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has asked the government to synchronise the start time of the contracts for all Lorenzo sites in the North, Midlands and East. 
Central Eastern Commissioning Support Unit is using a Harris portal to allow GPs to see information about children deemed ‘at risk’ by community colleagues. 
The technical director of Sollis reflects the Health and Social Care Act and Caldicott2, and the issues they are causing clinical commissioners, their support organisations, and the companies trying to work with them.
12 June 2013
The chief executive of MedeAnalytics considers the impact of Caldicott2 on the information that new clinical commissioning groups will need to work effectively.
29 May 2013
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North Bristol NHS Trust’s big, new hospital needs a sophisticated, modern IT system to help run it. EHI reporter Rebecca Todd donned a hard hat to learn more about its paper-lite ambitions.
13 June 2013
Our GP columnist held a BBQ while the sun was out, but his guests took a gloomy view of GP IT.
11 June 2013
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital is less than a month from go-live with its new electronic patient record system. Clinical lead Johan Waktare is tense but ready.
11 June 2013
Joe McDonald is disappointed that the latest inquiry into the Mid Staffs scandal failed to tackle the regulatory regime. Now, he argues, the NHS needs to learn from Sean the carpet fitter; a man with a keen interest in online ratings.
4 June 2013
