Enter the CCG: tackles spaghetti systems
As a programmer, John Lockley was inspired by computing pioneers who wanted to keep things simple. Now, as a GP and CCG member, he thinks it’s time for the NHS to absorb the same thinking.
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NHS staff asked to rate EPR usability
NHS clinicians have been asked to rate the usability of their main IT system in a survey launched by Digital Health Intelligence and the CCIO Leaders Network.
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Joe’s view: of wearables
Thanks to his Apple Watch, Joe McDonald can sit on a yacht in Turkey and receive text messages from his mother’s kettle in Newcastle. But, he suggests, it’s vulnerable people and patients who should be wearing the watch.
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Enter the CCG: struggles to enter Skipton House
As a GP involved in IT initiatives, John Lockley often needs to get into NHS buildings. The NHS’ refusal to give him a pass to make this easy says a lot about its attitude to its staff and to efficiency, he argues.
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HSCIC Digital Leaders Programme launched
Key NHS IT and clinical staff will connect with the people developing and running national systems for health and care as part of a Digital Leaders programme, being launched today.
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Enter the CCG: says thanks
Dr John Lockley argues that it’s not enough for user groups to complain and fix. Sometimes they need to acknowledge the good work that software houses do.
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CCIOs issue Newcastle Declaration
Clinical information leaders from across the NHS have issued a joint declaration calling for interoperability to be recognised as vital to safe, connected patient care.
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Joe’s view of choice
Joe McDonald has been to Croatia. Where his yacht lacked the promised wi-fi. Which made him think of his first stethoscope. Which brought his thoughts back to NHS IT.
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Enter the CCG: on user groups
Dr John Lockley argues that the user groups run by the major software houses are one of the strengths of primary care IT; and secondary care suppliers and users should learn from them.
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Joe’s view: the price of interoperability
A miserable trip to the WOMAD festival – and its toilets – got Joe McDonald thinking about pricing models for interoperability services.
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