An incoming government should review the national IT programme, says a report, Fixing NHS IT, by right leaning think tank 2020health.
It should judge contractors against criteria including whether they will deliver “value for money”, says author John Cruikshank.
If not, other providers should be allowed to deliver acute electronic health record systems and the programme should refocus on elements such as community and primary shared records, potentially saving £1bn.
A major hospital trust has gone to market for a £175m overhaul of its IT systems, with an option to expand into two neighbouring trusts amid merger rumours.
Gateshead Care Partnership brought together the local council, NHS trusts and local GPs to improve the way organisations worked together, and won the 2018 HSJ Award for Improved partnerships between health and local government
An acute and community trust is reviewing four of its main care pathways in an effort to avoid issues faced by other providers as it prepares to switch to the Epic electronic patient record.
The Care Quality Commission has rated GP at Hand “good” in the first inspection of its digital healthcare service.
A recent King’s Fund research report looking at how technology is affecting the NHS estate concluded that it is critical that they are not treated as silos, notes Lillie Wenzel
An online GP consultation service has suspended all appointments for under-18s.
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