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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 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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West Suffolk Hospitals NHS Trust has completed a refresh of its storage area network with CSA Waverley.

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust has signed a deal with Kainos to transform more than 40m paper case file pages into electronic documents over the next two years.

UK telehealth firm Docobo Ltd has announced an exclusive deal to distribute ComCare, an Australian community care client management system.

News has leaked out that ministers are to scrap the Audit Commission and transfer its audit arm to the private sector.

Microsoft's international business development lead has told E-Health Insider that the company "stands ready" to work with the government on personal health records.

CSC has said that any immediate attempt by the government to end its contract under the National Programme for IT in the NHS would result in legal action.