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NHS barcode project aimed at improving patient safety
The humble barcode has been ubiquitous in retail for decades. Now the NHS is trying to use the technology to track faulty devices and improve patient safety.
4 January 2017
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IT connection problems compromised care – CQC
IT connectivity issues at a southern trust have caused disrupted access to electronic patient record and compromised patient care, CQC says.
16 December 2016
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1970s printers replaced with e-prescribing in Ireland
More than 30 years ago, Matrix printers were introduced into the Irish healthcare system. Now, finally, they are being replaced
14 December 2016
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Critical IT systems on Leeds risk register
A sizeable chunk of a major teaching hospital’s critical IT systems are at significant risk of failing without warning, according to its corporate risk register.
1 December 2016
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Network outages at Cambridge lead to “resilience” review
Repeated outages at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have led to a “network resilience” review and weekly meetings with senior Hewett Packard executives.
24 November 2016
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Severe NHSmail delays should have eased – NHS Digital
But some NHSmail services could still be experiencing delays caused by an inadvertent email to 840,000 users, and the subsequent flood of ‘reply-all’ emails.
15 November 2016
