EmailMcKesson said on 27 April 2010 that it will launch a UK version of its Paragon hospital information system, a modular suite it already offers in the US covering clinical, patient and administrative functions.
Adrian Wookey, the firm's UK vice-president of service delivery, said the system would be "fully optimised" for NHS use, including development work to ensure compliance with the National Programme for IT's Spine system. "We are confident that compared to other systems coming to the market, McKesson's will be the most cost-effective solution available and will deliver the functionality that is required by our customers today," he said.
The Department of Health recently awarded McKesson a £36m four year deal to support existing implementations of its Totalcare and Star software packages in 26 trusts across England. It also provides services to all trusts in England and Wales, through running the NHS's shared HR and payroll service.
Orion Health, whose Concerto software is being piloted in Northern Ireland's health and social care trusts, said it was launching a software as a service (Saas) product at the show, to help trusts deal with decreasing budgets. No further information was immediately available.
Carefx said it is working with Cambridge University Hospitals Trust on a six month pilot of a system to check if a requested test has already been carried out recently, initially for blood tests. A clinician requesting such a test will be told if there is a recent result available, and asked if they still want to order a new one.
"This pilot will demonstrate the viability of using decision support in this way to help improve patient care, as well as reducing the number of pathology test requests across the trust," said Dianne Nixon, head of strategic systems at the trust.
Carefx has recently announced a partnership with NHS local service provider CSC to provide systems including a clinical information portal using the vendor's Fusionfx software.
System C used the show to launch integrated digital pen technology for its Medway suite of clinical software, initially for the maternity module. This lets midwives complete assessments using the technology in the community. The firm is working in association with Destiny, a provider of digital pens.
Hytec said it is launching a system to allow trusts to share information securely across the NHS N3 broadband network, including secure, authenticated remote access for GPs.
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