NHS Digital has launched a pilot that could see more than 95% of GP prescriptions processed electronically. Eight GP practices across England are piloting Phase 4 of the EPS this year, followed by further practices in 2019. If the pilot is successful, the new functionality will be made available to all GP […]
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National outage of NHSmail
Over the weekend there was a severity 1 national outage on NHSmail, NHS Digital has stated following an issue with the supplier system. We are currently experiencing issues with the availability of #NHSmail, apologies to those of you affected. We are working with the supplier to get it fixed and […]
Patients in Hull invited to free Telehealth service
People suffering from long-term heart and lung disease in Hull are invited to join a revolutionary NHS scheme to help improve their quality of life. The Telehealth Service empowers people to monitor and manage their conditions and offers different levels of support based on individual needs. Wendy Cuddihy, clinical lead […]
Amazon’s new software to analyse digitised patient records could have manifold impact on healthcare, says GlobalData
Amazon’s latest effort in healthcare to sell a new HIPAA-eligible machine learning-based software that can pull out and analyse patient data from chaotic electronic medical records (EMRs), could have considerable impact in reshaping the industry by overcoming current hurdles that impede successful application of Big Data in healthcare, according to […]
FHIR APIs link Graphnet’s shared care record to new National Record Locator Service
The System C & Graphnet Care Alliance has announced that it has completed the phase one integration of its CareCentric shared care record to the new NHS Digital National Record Locator Service. Adrian Burke, clinical lead for the National Record Locator Service and the CCIO at the CWP, said: “The […]
EMIS Group unveils EMIS-X
EMIS Group has revealed plans today for what the company terms a ‘next generation of connected healthcare technology’ platform. EMIS has announced EMIS-X, a new cloud-based solution that seamlessly links different healthcare teams and systems. It will be an upgrade to EMIS Web, the clinical system used by 56% of GPs, […]
HTN 100: Genmed, Bon Secours picks IMS MAXIMS, Virtualstock and UHMB Information Sharing Gateway
Genmed posts revenues of £38.6m Genmed, a specialist provider of vendor neutral managed services, has announced revenues of £38.6 million demonstrating continued uptake of vendor neutral managed services in the NHS. The company increased its revenue by 19% year on year from £32.4 million to £38.6 million. Since 2014, Genmed’s revenues have grown […]
Regional funding announced for electronic prescribing
13 trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78 million to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to improve patient safety. The Trusts awarded funding as part of the first regional allocations are: NHS trust Funding Bolton NHS Foundation Trust £1,020,000 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust […]
NHS Digital launches new National Record Locator Service
NHS Digital has launched the National Record Locator Service to enable triage personnel such as mental health nurses and paramedics, who are called to a patient in distress, to find out whether a patient they are treating has a mental health crisis plan. The service has been launched in beta […]
Kettering General Hospital picks Ingenica Solutions
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Ingenica Solutions as its new inventory management solution provider. The project will see the implementation of Ingenica Solutions’ 360 IM across the entire trust to track and trace inventory to the patient level; understanding what products have been used, when, where, and on […]
