London Programme for IT

Focus on Secure email to share Admission and Discharge Notifications across Hospitals and Social Care Departments

NHS London is working with a number of hospitals and Social Care departments to enable them to share legal documents called Admission (Section 2) and Discharge (Section 5) Notifications securely and more efficiently using secure email.

April 19, 2011

Focus on secure email to share Continuing Care Assessments

NHS London is working with a number of NHS Trusts to enable them to complete Continuing Care assessments electronically and to share these using secure email.

April 19, 2011

Lewisham trusts on NHSmail

Lewisham Healthcare Trust used NHSmail to support a successful merger between Lewisham Community Health Services and The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust

Films highlight the benefits of electronic patient records

NHS London has produced four short films to bring to life how electronic patient records provide better, safer care for patients wherever and whenever they need it.

Improving care through health informatics

How the SHA and local health communities across the north east are using technology to improve healthcare.

Child immunisation - Lambeth PCT

In Lambeth PCT, RiO has successfully increased the number of children immunised and protected from illnesses like measles and hepatitis B.

PACS Exchange - Mayday Healthcare NHS TRust

Croydon University Hospital refers around 10 cancer patients a week to the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and through PACS Exchange shares images quickly and easily for multi-disciplinary meetings (MDT).

Barnet first for community

COMMUNITY HEALTH: Barnet PCT installed their NHS CRS community system as part of a larger programme of change - see how they achieved a reduction in waiting lists

Training the light fantastic

COMMUNITY HEALTH: Hammersmith and Fulham PCT's training team talk about their approach to preparing their colleagues to use the NHS CRS community system

West London cleans up ready for go-live

MENTAL HEALTH: See how West London Mental Health NHS Trust made use of a new, free service to prepare their patient data to be moved on to the new NHS CRS mental health system.