GPs face EMIS IT outage at busiest time of the week
An outage to the EMIS IT system caused “chaos” for GPs in England when access was cut off to appointment booking systems and patient records at the busiest time of the week.
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Huma acquires eConsult to become ‘end-to-end tech platform’
Global healthcare AI firm Huma has announced its acquisition of GP online consultation and digital triage startup eConsult for an undisclosed amount.
The announcement follows a $80 million (£60m) Series D funding round in July…
NHSE says IT should flag patient safety issues in primary care
New patient safety guidance from NHS England says that primary care’s IT systems should include clinical decision making support and automatically flag patient safety issues.
The ‘Primary care patient safety strategy’, published by NHSE on…
Call for NHS App to reach its potential, following Lord Darzi critique
Healthcare leaders have urged NHS England to unleash the full potential of the NHS App, following critique from Lord Ara Darzi.
Lord Darzi’s independent investigation into the state of the NHS in England, published on…
GPs to get easier access to Yorkshire and Humber Care Record
The first GP practice has gone live with an EMIS functionality which allows easier access to the Yorkshire and Humber Care Record.
Bridge Street Practice in North Lincolnshire added the contextual launch functionality on 30…
After CrowdStrike: how to ensure the resilience of healthcare IT
In the wake of the largest IT outage in history, healthcare organisations must keep faith in digital – and reinforce their infrastructures, writes Mizaic’s Jon Pickering
Futureproofing the healthcare industry is essential for improving patient…
Global IT outage disrupting NHS caused by antivirus software
Dr Simon Wallace, chief clinical information officer at Microsoft said that a global outage affecting healthcare services had been caused by antivirus firm CrowdStrike.
Speaking at Digital Health Summer Schools on 18 July 2024 at…
North Central London ICB pilots WhatsApp and AI appointment scheduling
North Central London Integrated Care Board (ICB) has partnered with the Islington GP Federation and digital health firm SPRYT to pilot the use of WhatsApp combined with AI to streamline cervical cancer screening and…
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Wales electronic prescription service enters live testing phase
A new electronic prescription service in Wales has entered a live testing phase, ahead of a phased roll out from January 2024.The Digital Medicines Transformation Portfolio (DMTP) has worked collaboratively with a number of…
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Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust selects TPP SystmOne
Following a procurement period, Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust has announced it has selected TPP SystmOne as its sole electronic patient record (EPR) provider.The agreement will mean the trust can provide one single, optimised…
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