‘Ofsted style’ ratings for NHS

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review to assess the merits of an ‘Ofsted style’ system of ratings for
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EHRs fail to achieve savings – US study

A lack of interoperability and usability among electronic health record systems means the billions of dollars of expected savings have
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EMIS Web integrates diabetes tool

An online assessment tool designed to identify people at risk of diabetes has been integrated into EMIS Web.
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Southern group looks for EDM and portal

A group of three Southern acute trusts hopes to attract central funding to purchase an electronic document management system and
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Redbook goes digital

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is working with a number of commercial suppliers to create a digital
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Calling all apps

The NHS Commissioning Board is looking for contributions for a new online directory of health apps.
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Trusts aim for ‘seamless’ image-sharing

A consortium of six trusts across Portsmouth, Southampton and Hampshire have awarded a contract to HSS, Sectra and Philips to
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ITK fund winners announced

Funding of £2.2m has been awarded to 43 projects as part of the new Information Sharing Challenge Fund.
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TPP wins £28m Southern contract

TPP has been awarded a long-awaited contract to provide a centrally funded community and child health system to nine organisations
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GP contract to reward records access

The Government’s proposed GP contract changes will include new payments for GPs who offer patients online access to their health
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