South Central chooses McKesson for HR support
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust has selected McKesson Shared Services to support its HR and payroll functions. The deal will give the trust first-line support for administration tasks associated with using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR), which McKesson provides to the health service under a Department of Health contract. Natalie Edwards, the trust’s […]
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EHI’s news roundup 27.06.08
E-Health Insider’s news round up for the week ending 27 June 2008 featuring supplier news, awards and information on newly published research reports. Supplier news NHS Choices launches women’s health guide NHS Choices launched a new guide to women’s health in the age bracket of 18-39, aimed at helping women find out more about maintaining a […]
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Oracle to host ESR e-learning workshops
Oracle has announced it is to hold a series of free workshops on its Oracle Learning Management product, which is available through the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Oracle Learning Management (OLM) is a component of the ESR which enables users to manage, record and report on the training and development of their employees in real […]
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iB Solutions wins contract extension
iB Solutions, an Irish subsidiary of IBA Health, has won a £22m contract extension with NHS Shared Business Services to host its Oracle financial and purchasing applications for a further five years. The Irish company has provided services to NHS SBS since 2002, and the current contract has been extended until 2014. The company is providing […]
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McKesson says ESR job done
As the NHS Electronic Staff Record nears completion, E-Health Insider’s Jon Hoeksma speaks to Charmaine McDonald, MD of McKesson UK, the company behind the project.
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£16.45m renewal contract for IB Solutions
A ten-year £16.45m managed service contract to host Oracle financials and procurement applications for a consortium of 56 NHS bodies in England has been awarded to IB Solutions, a sister company of iSoft. The contract is an extension of a current agreement, which has ended. The 56 NHS organisations served by IB Solutions form the […]
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NHS leading public sector on shared services
A new study by the National Audit Office has praised the NHS for being at the forefront of adopting shared services in the public sector, even though only a fifth of NHS trusts have widely adopted the financial concept. The Cabinet Office is currently pushing for the adoption of shared services across government to deliver […]
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NoemaLife launch Galileo e-health platform
NoemaLife has launched a new eHealth application platform called Galileo, designed to help exchange information and share resources across the healthcare industry. Galileo’s eHealth application platform has been developed to provide healthcare organisations with a flexible and powerful platform to exchange information among the many people involved in patient care processes. The new solution is […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 16.11.07
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 15 November, featuring supplier news, events, product launches, appointments and awards. Supplier News Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust use Affiniti to manage IP infrastructure The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed Affiniti to provide and manage its IP infrastructure, upgrade existing networks and implement […]
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Oracle boss says ‘rip and replace’ not viable
The vice-president of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, EMEA, has said that healthcare organisations must look for new ways to get the most out of existing systems, and warned they risk failure if attempts are made to rip and replace them. Speaking at an Oracle/CSAM press event in Oslo, Norway, Charles Scatchard, told E-Health Europe that healthcare […]
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