18 October 2012

Open source GP project takes off

A locum GP is co-directing a project to develop an open source GP clinical system to allow "true interoperability" with
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11 October 2012

Seven southern trusts target ePMA

Seven southern trusts are hoping to introduce electronic prescribing and medicines administration with central funding through the Southern Acute Programme.
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10 October 2012

Hunt emphasises IT in first major speech

The technology revolution has “barely touched” patient experience in the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt told the Conservative Party conference
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10 October 2012

NHS to be ‘paperless’ by 2015 – Kelsey

The NHS should be paperless by the end of 2015, the NHS Commissioning Board national director of patients and information
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10 October 2012

Chelsea and Westminster plans post EPR

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust plans to replace much of its LastWord electronic patient record functionality and go
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9 October 2012

CSC GPs need transparent ‘beauty parade’

GPs using CSC products should be absolutely clear about the functionality they will get from another system before they decide
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8 October 2012

Dr Fisher wins John Perry prize

London GP Dr Brian Fisher has been awarded the John Perry prize for his work on promoting the benefits of
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2 October 2012

Scottish board on road to ‘paper-lite’

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is deploying a new electronic document management system, starting with its mental health service next month.
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1 October 2012

CQC inspection powers questioned

Dr Mary Hawking has raised concerns about the inspection powers of the Care Quality Commission regarding access to individual patient
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28 September 2012

Poor IT behind Imperial cancer problems

An independent review of data quality issues affecting cancer patient referrals to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has identified “poor
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