Prescribing

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IT support key to NHS innovation and reform

IT support for staff and patients is recognised in the NHS chief executive’s latest report as a key element of
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Great Ormond Street implements electronic prescribing

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has begun implementation of JAC’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) System. The
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N3 connections needed say community pharmacists

Lack of access to smartcards and the N3 network by community pharmacists is jeopardising the roll out of the electronic
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NHS domain block causing bounced patient e-mail

E-mails to nhs.uk addresses from patients may be being blocked due to the inclusion of nhs.uk on a site used
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Newcastle opts for ChemoCare

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust has signed up for a chemotherapy prescribing solution which will operate across three sites and provide
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South London and Maudsley goes live with JAC

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust has gone live across the trust with a new pharmacy management system from JAC
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ETP potential

EHI talks to Tim Donohoe, group director at Connecting for Health, about the development of the national electronic prescribing service.
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IT has critical role in patient safety, says watchdog

 Public service watchdog, the National Audit Office, has underlined the key role IT should play in improving patient safety not
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Making NP fit

Access to centralised records as promised by NPfIT will force a redesign of the way information is handled in the
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Preventing errors in phone consultations

A reminder to doctors to beware of the pitfalls of using the telephone to communicate with patients has come from
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