Local authorities

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2 March 2023

Somerset County Council goes live with Rio EPR

The first local authority to deploy an electronic patient record is Somerset County Council, who has gone live with the
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17 February 2016

Child protection system misses target

A new March 2018 deadline for the roll-out of the Child Protection Information Sharing system has been set, after most
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28 August 2013

Child protection database live in 2015

Children identified as vulnerable by social services will be flagged to NHS staff if they attend an A&E, starting in
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31 July 2013

Councils get £11.8m for data collection

Councils will get an extra £11.8m of funding to support the move to a new social care data collection system,
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8 May 2013

McKesson UK put up for sale

McKesson has announced its intention to sell McKesson UK, including subsidiaries System C and Liquidlogic.
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4 January 2013

Cards could link exercise and benefits

Councils could use smartcards to link prescribed exercise packages to benefits, a think-tank report on the role of local authorities
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