23rd October 2013
There is more to creating a “paperless NHS” than introducing electronic patient records, says Tim Hawkins, Managing Director of Clinical Solutions at Elsevier. If healthcare providers want to reap the full benefits of a “paperless” approach, they must also embrace a parallel journey to introduce digitised clinical reference materials and tools, ensuring the two strands […]
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Pathway to privacy – rebuilding trust in patient records – Public Servant Daily
28th October 2013
In the wake of the government’s response to Caldicott 2, Tim Dunn examines the need to take NHS services into the digital age and the importance of taking ownership of the process in order to improve patients’ trust in the use of electronic health records The government has finally published its long-awaited response to the […]
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Mobile technology: The missing link between health and social care integration – eHealthNews.EU Portal
28th October 2013
It is no secret that health and social care integration is high on the UK Government’s agenda, particularly in regards to looking after older people. Our aging society is forcing local organisations such as councils, NHS trusts, GPs and their Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to work closer together, and there is a lot of strategic […]
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Homerton Hospital invests in online clinical skills training solution – Building Better Healthcare
24th October 2013
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is providing its healthcare professionals with access to a new, interactive online training solution from Elsevier that enables staff to improve patient care and record their annual learning.
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Working harder with data – eHealth Insider
24th October 2013
The NHS has one HR and payroll system and many ad-ons to enable staff to automate processes such as booking leave or reporting sickness. Yet it rarely makes good use of all the data these systems contain; something forward looking trusts are starting to change. Daloni Carlisle reports.
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NHS must instil a culture of respect for patient privacy in technology – The Information Daily
23rd October 2013
In the wake of the government’s response to Caldicott2, Tim Dunn argues that an effective and efficient NHS will only exist if trusts understand the importance of timely and secure data sharing.
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A paperless NHS – why we cannot stop at electronic record – Commissioning.gp
23rd October 2013
There is more to creating a “paperless NHS” than introducing electronic patient records, says Tim Hawkins, Managing Director of Clinical Solutions at Elsevier. If healthcare providers want to reap the full benefits of a “paperless” approach, they must also embrace a parallel journey to introduce digitised clinical reference materials and tools, ensuring the two strands […]
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RLBUHT go for Vendor Neutral Archiving – eHealthNews.EU Portal
22nd October 2013
Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (RLBUHT) has implemented a vendor neutral archive (VNA) to store millions of medical images from its new picture archive and communications system (PACS) to underpin its electronic patient record strategy. The new system will allow clinicians to access and share images and other electronic patient notes from […]
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Cornwall runs Hospital at Night – eHealth Insider
18th October 2013
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has improved its management of clinical teams at night by deploying Hospital at Night from IMS MAXIMS.
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Three ways to restore faith in technology among NHS staff – The Guardian
17th October 2013
When it was launched in 2002, the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS was predicted to be the world’s largest civilian IT project. Today, it is deemed to be one of the worst and most expensive contracting fiascos in the history of the public sector. It is no wonder that many of those […]
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Royal Cornwall sets up overnight clinical management system – Government Computing
14th October 2013
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has improved its management of clinical teams at night by deploying Hospital at Night from IMS MAXIMS.
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