Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has awarded its hospital information system contract to Swedish healthcare systems provider, Cambio.

The largest study of the national roll-out of the NHS Care Records Service to date has concluded that its top down, standardised approach has led to much slower progress than originally envisaged.

A member of the Public Accounts Committee has called on the National Audit Office to carry out an investigation into the £546m contract awarded to BT last year under the National Programme for IT in the NHS.

European based shipping management group, Intresco, has announced that it will trial Plain Healthcare's Odyssey MarineAssess to provide its ships' crews with fast and efficient medical advice when out at sea.

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Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust will not be going live with Lorenzo Care Management on Monday 6 September as planned.

Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it has signed a multi-million pound managed equipment service agreement with Siemens Healthcare.

Gary Cohen Gary Cohen has resigned as the chief executive of iSoft as the company has announced major losses in its full-year results.

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This month's industry round up covers the launch of a new patient wristband from JL Group, a new clinical correspondence system from SRC, and improvements to Imprivata's OneSign single sign-on and context management system. There is also news of contract renewals and wins, and the award of an international information security management standard to NHS City and Hackney.

The government has defended its decision to scrap NHS Direct and replace it with a new 111 number service.

The Audit Commission has called for "co-ordinated effort" by Royal Colleges, NHS organisations and regulators to improve record keeping in the NHS.

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GP commissioners overspent their budgets by a net 2.5% last year, according to an analysis by the Health Service Journal magazine.

St George's Healthcare NHS Trust is facing teething problems with its installation of a Cerner Millennium hospital information system.

Ealing Hospital NHS Trust in London is using a electronic discharge summary solution from SRC to deliver discharge summaries to GPs within 24 hours of patients leaving hospital.

The Department of Health faces the prospect of having its energy consumption and green credentials laid bare, thanks to the latest initiative in open government.

The UK's largest public service union has started legal action against health secretary Andrew Lansley, claiming that he has refused to properly consult the public on the white paper 'Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS.'

Doctors have called for a standardised prescribing chart for Scotland and for steps to be taken to develop a standardised chart for the UK.

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