26 October 2012

DH guidance for shared records

The Department of Health has issued guidance for organisations working in shared records environments, saying they are data controllers “in
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25 October 2012

South forms ‘integration communities’

The Southern Local Clinical Systems programme is looking to procure one or a number of portal solutions as part of
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25 October 2012

100 applications for ITK fund

The new £2.2m Information Sharing Challenge Fund attracted nearly 100 applications and is 100% oversubscribed.
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24 October 2012

Basildon puts hard figures on EMR

Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is on track to save £1.6m a year through the use of
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23 October 2012

DH proposes GP contract changes

The government is proposing to change the GP contract to stop financial payments for organisational tasks and reward practices for
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23 October 2012

Cheap Leeds offices for tech start-ups

The NHS Commissioning Board is looking to establish a health informatics technology cluster in Leeds where start-ups can get cheap
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22 October 2012

Royal Berks spends £30m on Cerner EPR

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has spent nearly £30m on implementing its Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system.
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19 October 2012

Two new surgeries get 084 numbers

Two GP surgeries have recently introduced 084 telephone numbers despite a decision by the Department of Health to ban the
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19 October 2012

South Ambulance awaiting approval

The business case for four southern ambulance trusts to get new IT systems is awaiting approval from the Department of
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18 October 2012

Cerner MD resigns

The managing director of Cerner Europe has resigned to pursue “international opportunities” and is leaving the company this Friday.
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