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London-based NHS trust rolls out patient record hub

Nurses at NHS hospital
The installation is being carried out by BT and Cerner Millennium
27 Apr 2011

Tech Talk news 26: Analysis - Could better coding prevent attacks like Lizamoon?

A concept image showing a password being stolen from a computer screen
It news and debate from Computing
11 Apr 2011

DoH CIO outlines government prescription for NHS data

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Christine Connelly talks up coalition's 'Information Revolution'
08 Apr 2011

Revolution at the Health Informatics Congress 2011

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley discusses the 'information revolution'
07 Apr 2011

Tech Talk news 23: Analysis - Agile government

Tech Talk podcast, for IT news and debate. This week, why has the government taken so long to consider the agile methodology?
18 Mar 2011

NHS could save £5bn with business discovery technology, says medical chief

Chief executive of Cambridge University Hospitals says he has saved 25 per cent of his bed capacity in four years with the technology
17 Mar 2011

Herefordshire Council ditches BT to create true public sector network

The network now includes schools, local council sites and the NHS
16 Mar 2011

Survey suggests most NHS Trusts do not secure Wi-Fi

Lack of encryption on wireless networks could mean NHS Trusts are breaching data protection rules
16 Feb 2011

Is anyone ready for online access to patient data?

Patient access to medical records set to challenge GPs and patients alike
28 Jan 2011

Disclosure could lead to discrimination


25 Jan 2011

NHS systems may not be fit for information revolution

BMA says government cuts and legacy systems will undermine support for online patient records and information sharing
13 Jan 2011

NAO to investigate NHS IT payments to BT

MP Richard Bacon has successfully initiated a review of the controversial £546m NPfIT payment to BT
01 Dec 2010

NHS Networks extends information sharing

An online portal called the Commissioning Zone is designed to promote sharing of intelligence and resources
25 Nov 2010

Health CIO becomes national lead for patient empowerment

DoH IT chief Christine Connelly to oversee empowerment and transparency agendas
15 Sep 2010

Orange promises NHS savings with mobile Health Gateway

Orange Health Gateway provides modularised medical communications
13 Sep 2010

NHS trust puts out tender for electronic patient records system

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust seeks a care records system and e-prescribing functionality
09 Sep 2010

DoH declares NPfIT is to be managed locally

With national applications to be managed as IT services rather than ongoing implementations
09 Sep 2010

NHS trusts to implement smart bleepers

Two NHS trusts have signed deals with iBleep for its intelligent GPRS/Wi-Fi bleeping service
07 Sep 2010

NAO urged to investigate £550m NPfIT contract

MP suspects BT deal represents very poor value for money
06 Sep 2010

Electronic health records implementation slower than expected

But study finds support for the initiative among clinicians remains strong
06 Sep 2010

iSoft chief executive falls on his sword

Disastrous financial results sees e-health firm's CEO resign
01 Sep 2010

£1bn potentially incorrectly charged by NHS due to poor data

Audit Commission finds NHS data quality improving, but still inconsistent
27 Aug 2010

Simulation modelling to replace lengthy report writing in NHS

Modelling solutions to ensure that staff and equipment are deployed to match demand
25 Aug 2010

Patient records left at bus stop

The ICO has found an NHS Trust to be in breach of the Data Protection Act
25 Aug 2010