Some weeks it feels like the news is stuck in a time-warp. This week, the Healthcare Commission identified poor record keeping and access to GPs as areas for concern in its annual health check - as it has done since the annual review of NHS performance replaced the old star ratings three years ago.

The Healthcare Commission has also flagged up concerns about healthcare in London. Where, not for the first time, anxiety has been expressed about the interim child health system that is being used because of the delay to the roll-out of RiO. And it has emerged that trusts in the South may be supported by Fujitsu for rather longer than expected when its LSP contract was cancelled back in May (potentially, well over a year longer).

Still, things do change. Trusts are managing to deploy IT that supports their business objectives. Our Healthcare Interoperability exhibition and event on October 30 will showcase some great projects. And you now have the opportunity to vote for who should be named Healthcare ICT Champion of the Year at the BT E-Health Insider Awards in November. More than 400 people have already voted in this category of the awards, which is sponsored by Microsoft. Why not join them?

'Live Eight' with Fujitsu until mid-2009
NHS trusts in the South of England may find themselves reliant on Fujitsu to provide key systems a full year after the firm's NHS contract was ended.

Health check highlights record keeping issues
The Healthcare Commission has once again identified record keeping as one of the weakest areas of NHS performance in its annual health check.

Child immunisation software 'creating risks'
The interim child health system in London is creating risks to the effective running of the childhood immunisation programme, according to primary care trusts.

Vote for your Healthcare ICT Champion of 2008
Who packs the most megabites into their work for patients? Who would win gold if health informatics was an Olympic sport? It's time to vote for the strongest link!

Bristol uses IT to underpin foundation status
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has chosen CACI's InView data warehouse and reporting system to underpin its transition to foundation status.

Swindon deploys JAC e-prescribing module
Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust has implemented a JAC e-prescribing module alongside its existing pharmacy module, allowing it to manage its formulary and prescribing policies centrally.