Dr Ian Denley and Markus Bolton, founders and former directors of System C Healthcare, have set up a new company to provide growth capital and hands-on expertise to IT businesses in the health and social care sector. Shearwater Healthcare Solutions will invest in and develop innovative and entrepreneurial companies that can transform the delivery of care services in the UK.
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Advanced Launches iNurse on Android Devices
Advanced Health & Care (Advanced) has announced the launch of iNurse on Android devices. Advanced was first to market with iNurse - a secure mobile patient management solution for community nurses - and is now leading the way by making the solution available on all Android devices, including Smartphones and tablets.
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Building the Business Case for Clinical Portals
A new white paper, sponsored by Harris Healthcare, has been released which provides practical advice for NHS organisations looking to deploy clinical portals. The white paper, 'Write a sound business case to justify investment in a clinical portal', was written by Alison Clare, a freelance EPR programme manager who worked with the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust (RLBUHT) on the successful deployment of its clinical portal.
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Highland Marketing to Confirm EHI Live as Leading Event for the eHealth Community
Highland Marketing has been appointed by EHI to deliver a range of PR and social media activities in support of the EHI Live 2012 event, which takes place from 6 - 7 November 2012 at the NEC Birmingham. Now in its fifth year, EHI Live provides a forum for the entire healthcare IT community to meet and discuss a wide range of eHealth issues.
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IMS MAXIMS to Announce New NHS Partnership at EHI Live 2012
IMS MAXIMS will announce a new partnership that will provide a unique opportunity for healthcare organisations to work with one of the most technologically advanced trusts in the country and one of the UK's leading electronic patient record system providers at EHI Live on the 6-7 November 2012.
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Humber Extends Lorenzo Functionality
Humber NHS Foundation Trust has started extending the functionality of its Lorenzo electronic patient record less than five months after the trust became the first mental health organisation to use the system. The trust, which went live with CSC's Lorenzo in May 2012, has been working to optimise the system and is now planning and testing additional functionality including day care and care plans,
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Opinion Article: Raising the Bar for Gold Standard Care
By James Turnbull, Managing Director, Sales, Northgate Managed Services.
The NHS truly is a global brand. The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, quite rightly, presented the health service as one of the UK's most treasured possessions - and one of its proudest accomplishments. But, following a sporting summer where athletes have pushed themselves towards the limits of human achievement, the NHS must itself raise the bar if it is to maintain its position as a world-class performer and redefine the gold standard of patient care.
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