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Welsh e-referral plans and controversy

Wales is due to launch its own electronic referral system in the summer, with a version of the clinical communications
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Scotland invests in telehealthcare

Scotland has launched its biggest telehealthcare project alongside 16 other e-health initiatives that will be backed by £1.6m of investment.
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No routine use of SCR at Bolton A+E

Royal Bolton Hospital’s A&E department is viewing the Summary Care Record on a doctor-request basis only, according to an NHS
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Great Yarmouth controls network with Sophos

NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney has deployed a Sophos network access control solution to protect its network and enforce baseline
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SCR access widens again

Community pharmacists, end of life care teams and ambulance staff will gain access to the Summary Care Record in a
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Wiltshire Health signs deal with System C

System C has signed a five-year contract with a consortium of GPs in Wiltshire providing services in the community that were
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NHS Manchester buys BI from Ardentia

NHS Manchester has deployed Ardentia’s data warehouse and patient level costing modules to replace in house legacy systems and support
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Information sharing consultation

The government has launched a consultation on information sharing across health, social care and wider community support services. The consultation
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GP2GP milestone reached

More than 5,000 GP practices are now using GP2GP software to transfer electronic records, NHS Connecting for Health has announced.
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Detailed Care Records for 3.5m patients

More than 3.5m patients in Yorkshire and the Humber now have a Detailed Care Record for primary and community care,
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