According to Duncan Brown, Trustnet manager for Norweb, the network "allows local hospitals in and around Manchester to communicate with each other on a more cost-effective basis". The network is being extended to include The Christie NHS Trust...
The pilot scheme, conducted by the Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospitals NHS Trust, is part of the National Booked Admissions programme which aims to get the national healthcare infrastructure ready for modernisation.
There will be three deputy chairs on the board - Professor Sir Cyril Chantler, chair of the King's Fund, Talib Yaseem, director of nursing for North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and a remaining deputy chair from social care to be appointed.
But the most cost-effective technology in this area is still the "old and unsexy" telephone conferencing, according to Ted Woodhouse, director of IT strategy at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Ted Woodhouse, director of IT strategy, Leeds...
The Trust is also working on a number of other IT projects - such as the introduction of Picture Archiving and Communication System (Pacs) to replace old-style wet film X-rays. Traditional X-rays went to fixed points [light boxes] and we've...
The network provides connectivity to community hospitals, GP practices and healthcare clinics in the North London area.silicon.com Public Sector The London Boroughs of Camden and Islington have rolled out a new network to connect 14 healthcare...