Leeds is developing and piloting an open platform based Person Held Record (PHR) for local people. It follows extensive engagement with individuals, care professionals and stakeholders across the city to understand their needs and aspirations. It is believed a PHR will help people to better manage and control their own […]
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NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands CSU secures business intelligence contract
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands (GEM) Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) has been appointed to provide business intelligence services on behalf of the Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA). The contract, which spans three years, will begin on 1 October 2017. The solution includes a new clinical measures data collection system which […]
Lexacom secures multiple contracts at CCGs and Federations
Lexacom has recently secured new contracts from seven clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and a number of GP clusters and federations looking to benefit from digital dictation and document creation software. GPs rely on dictation systems to transfer their clinical expertise to paper as quickly and efficiently as possible. The advent […]
Trafford CCG selects Lexacom 3 as their document creation system of choice
Lexacom, the provider of digital dictation and speech recognition, has been chosen to roll out Lexacom 3 to Trafford GP Practices. 29 Practices will be using Lexacom 3, enabling them to make referrals, create documents and record clinical notes more accurately and efficiently. Before Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) made […]
Somerset switches on patient record viewer
Somerset clinicians providing frontline emergency care now have instant access to the GP medical records of half a million patients in the county, allowing them fast and efficient access to information that can improve care and save time. More than 500 urgent and emergency care staff working across A&E and […]
Virtual consultants help CCGs significantly reduce outpatient appointments
Cheshire clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have significantly reduced hospital referrals with a new digital service that could be replicated across the NHS. Thirty practices in South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs are using Medefer – a service that enables GPs to access ‘virtual’ consultant advice and management plans – for […]
South London Small Grants open for innovators
The Health Innovation Network has opened the South London Small Grants 2017 for applications. The aim of the grants is to encourage innovations that address the gaps highlighted in the NHS Five Year Forward View and support the ambitions of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans within south London. In previous years, […]
Surrey to provide integrated care for over 1 million patients
Four CCGs in Surrey will start rolling-out Patients Know Best (PKB) records for integrated care for 1.03 million people across the area. All GP practices, Hospital staff of four NHS Trusts, Community and Mental Health Services health and social care staff in four Surrey CCGs will use PKB to see […]
Wokingham CCG trials online engagement events
In a new approach, Wokingham CCG this week will run online broadcasts, with the aim of reaching a broader group of people. The CCG is encouraging people to take to social media next week to find out about plans for healthcare in the borough for the next two years. Senior […]
Dorset to join up health and social care in line with sustainability and transformation plans
The Dorset Care Record (DCR), powered by Orion Health’s technology, will integrate information from local GPs, hospitals, community teams and local councils. It is driven by collaboration between health and social care organisations across the county, including: NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (DCCG), Dorset County Hospital, Poole Hospital, the Royal […]
