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Photos: The hottest tech out of the UK's Silicon Valley
Photo This is possible because PKB is able to pull information directly from NHS files inside the NHS secure N3 network, thanks to it meeting the necessary security standards. The system is... [24 Sep 2009]
Photos: Medical tech of the future, from robo-pills to cyber-surgeons
Photo While the debate over the future of technology in the NHS rages on, the next generation of surgical tech is already on the way. It is hoped this kind of device will be more comfortable for a patient than... [15 Sep 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Outsourcing
Cheat Sheet In addition, outsourcing megadeals - contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to deliver a range of services over multiple years - have also enjoyed something of a comeback recently, as shown by the likes of BT's £500m contract... [11 Sep 2009]
Eye Hospital Reduces Energy Costs by £10,000 a Year With Virtualised Servers
White Paper The IT department at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for deploying and hosting medical and business software for the whole of the organisation. With only five people on the... [28 Aug 2009]
Future of the NHS: Medical records online could transform healthcare
News Giving patients access to electronic records will play a vital role in helping the public look after their health and meet future demands on the NHS, a roundtable discussion hosted by IT services... [21 Aug 2009]
Tories plan to revamp NHS IT gets grim diagnosis
News Launching the review shadow health minister, Stephen O'Brien, said in a statement: "Labour's handling of NHS IT has been shambolic. The proposals we are setting out today.will make sure the... [10 Aug 2009]
Underwater robots, Google Moon, edible beetles and ID cards
Photo Photo credit: Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust It smoothly navigates through a list of saving or rerecording options, lets you title and comment on recordings, and categorise them. Airport IT... [04 Aug 2009]
Fujitsu techies may strike over pensions and pay
News Fujitsu Services builds and runs IT systems for public-sector and large private-sector organisations, from the NHS to the aviation, financial services and telecommunications industries.... [04 Aug 2009]
Offshoring: Is resistance weakening at Whitehall?
News Whitehall already offshores a limited amount of work, including some back office operations under the NHS Shared Business Services Centre run by Steria and the Department of Health. After years of resistance to... [03 Aug 2009]
Virtualisation and cloud: The new weapons in the outsourcing arms race
News Recent megadeals have included BT's £500m contract with the NHS, IBM and CSC's £300m deals with the government's Identity and Passport Service, and a £685m deal for HP-EDS at insurance giant Aviva. As IT... [14 Jul 2009]
Photos: How touchscreen tech helps a hospital keep tabs on patients
Photo Photo credit: Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust A number of NHS hospitals have already deployed RFID for tracking purposes, with the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley in Scotland using the tags to keep tabs... [09 Jul 2009]
NHS records, Google and Microsoft: Where do you want your data?
Comment The Conservatives have come up with a new vision of how to fix the problems plaguing Labour's £12.7bn revamp of NHS IT - put it under the private sector knife. The plans to create a... [07 Jul 2009]
NHS network: Time to get secure
Comment Now that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is promising to get tough on NHS security breaches, it's time for health trusts to secure their networks for transferring patient data. Although... [07 Jul 2009]
End of the line for NHS IT agency?
News Consultation is to take place over the future of the agency that has overseen the £12.7bn revamp of NHS IT. It is part of a shake-up of the way that NHS... [24 Jun 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News The centre's performance has been mixed: despite having signed up one quarter of all NHS trusts, it's also about three years behind its target of having 40 per cent of trusts on board and that is not... [24 Jun 2009]
