Health news from e-Health Insider http://www.kmhis.nhs.uk/ehealthinsider.rss Health secretary Andrew Lansley blocked Norman Lamb from becoming a minister in his department, the Guardian reports this morning after a weekend in which the Liberal Democrat emerged as a high-profile critic of the latest NHS reforms. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6539/lansley_blocked_lib_dem_critic_from_job Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:02:58 GMT 20110411110258 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:02:58 GMT 20110411110258 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:02:58 GMT 2011041111110258 The Department of Health may be planning to move quickly on plans to let patients email their doctors and get access to 'unpolished' data. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6536/connelly_outlines_hopes_for_2011 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 20101231103000 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 20101231103000 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 2010123110103000 Analysts expect the NHS to stop spending money on IT in 2011; unless it can show that technology will provide a return on investment or efficiency gains in a matter of months. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6533/2011_"much_tougher"_for_nhs_it Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 20101230103000 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 20101230103000 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 2010123010103000 Can you remember who promised - yet again - that patients would soon be able to access their health records as easily as their bank accounts? http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6529/it's_the_quiz_of_the_year_2010! Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 20101229103000 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 20101229103000 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT 2010122910103000 One of EHI's big themes in 2009 was the impending financial crunch on the NHS. Yet the real impact of the need to make £20 billion efficiency savings was not felt in 2010. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6528/most_read_and_commented_2010 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:30:53 GMT 20101228103053 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:30:53 GMT 20101228103053 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:30:53 GMT 2010122810103053 Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust has became the first in the South of England to upgrade its Cerner Millennium electronic patient record system to the London version. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6537/winchester_goes_live_with_latest_cerner Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101224000005 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101224000005 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010122400120005 In the final industry round-up of 2010, E-Health Insider has news of a new health lead for BT, product launches, partnerships and company contract wins. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6534/ehi's_industry_round-up_23.12.2010 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:28:00 GMT 20101223122800 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:28:00 GMT 20101223122800 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:28:00 GMT 2010122312122800 The seven "out of cluster" trusts in London and the South of England that signed a deal with CSC and iSoft to keep their patient administration systems have reached an agreement to continue with their contracts. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6530/isoft7_reach_£25m_agreement Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101223000005 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101223000005 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010122300120005 The director of service and commercial development at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has said Lorenzo is "starting to stabilise" seven months after go-live. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6524/morecambe:_lorenzo_starting_to_stabilise Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101222000005 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101222000005 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010122200120005 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and application developer Mubaloo have launched an app that allows users to monitor their emotional well being and get advice when they are feeling down. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6527/2gether_launches_moodometer_app Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101222000005 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101222000005 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010122200120005 ISoft has signed a marketing agreement with US company, CliniWorks, to market its AccelFind software to organisation and hospitals across the world. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6521/isoft_makes_move_on_life_sciences Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101221000005 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101221000005 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010122100120005 Northgate Managed Services has signed a deal with Carefx, the provider of interoperable workflow systems, to distribute its range of products into the UK health and social care market. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6523/carefx_partners_with_northgate Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:38:22 GMT 20101220153822 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:38:22 GMT 20101220153822 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:38:22 GMT 201012201533822 The Department of Health is set to extend its N3 contract with BT for another two years; but is starting to consult on what will replace it. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6520/n3_deal_given_two_more_years Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101220000005 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101220000005 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010122000120005 The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has implemented a new order communications system from IMS Maxims across 12 of its sites on the mainland and the Isles of Scilly. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6516/ims_maxims_order_comms_at_royal_cornwall Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101217000005 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101217000005 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010121700120005 The NHS has been told that it should be using the Secondary Uses Service as the "standard repository" for health service data by April 2012. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6512/operating_framework_boosts_sus Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:24:55 GMT 20101216102455 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:24:55 GMT 20101216102455 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:24:55 GMT 2010121610102455 The seven "out of cluster" trusts in London and the South of England that signed a deal with CSC and iSoft ahead of the National Programme for IT in the NHS are seeking an alternative host for their iPM systems. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6510/isoft7_seek_alternative_provider Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101216000005 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101216000005 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010121600120005 The Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2011-12 has detailed the full extent of the financial constraints faced by the health service. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6511/operating_framework_tightens_cash_again Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:32:30 GMT 20101215183230 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:32:30 GMT 20101215183230 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:32:30 GMT 201012151863230 The government has set out its plans for pushing ahead with a massive shake-up of the NHS in England. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6507/pcts_told_to_merge_to_prepare_for_change Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:14:24 GMT 20101215121424 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:14:24 GMT 20101215121424 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:14:24 GMT 2010121512121424 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust is piloting the use of iPads for e-prescribing. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6496/great_ormond_street_trials_ipads Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101215000005 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 20101215000005 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:05 GMT 2010121500120005 ISoft, one of the main suppliers to the National Programme for IT in the NHS, has sold its iSoft Business Solutions subsidiary to British outsourcing firm Capita. http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/6505/isoft_sells_business_solutions_to_capita Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:25:00 GMT 20101214102500 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:25:00 GMT 20101214102500 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:25:00 GMT 2010121410102500