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31 December 2004

Six in ten NHS organisations ‘ready’ for FOI

Preparation for the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act is mixed among NHS communications officers, with 58% saying that
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30 December 2004

Record hits for NHS Direct Online over Christmas break

The DH have announced a 30% increase on hits to the NHS Direct website over the Christmas period, the busiest since
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29 December 2004

Intelligent joint supports use wireless technology

Joint supports for patients with arthritis or poor muscle strength could soon get an injection of artificial intelligence and wireless
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24 December 2004

Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead

Bob Allen, interim chief executive of the new Information Centre for Health and Social Care, has spoken to E-Health Insider
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23 December 2004

NPfIT issues rebuttal of EMIS’s claims

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has stated that it is ‘concerned’ about statements made by primary care systems supplier
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23 December 2004

More investment in Irish health IT needed, says report

The Information Society Commission of Ireland, an independent advisory board set up to investigate and report on IT matters for
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22 December 2004

ID cards may become healthcare ‘entitlement’ cards

The National Programme for IT has begun initial conversations with the Home Office to examine how the IT infrastructure being
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22 December 2004

Lessons from America

E-Health Insider talks to David Brailer, national co-ordinator for health IT in the US, about how the US and English
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22 December 2004

EMIS sets out its version of ‘fact and fiction’

Primary Care systems supplier EMIS has issued its customers with a briefing about its relationship with the NHS National Programme for
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22 December 2004

Document software speeds up transfer to GPs

PCTI, who supply document management and filing software to general practice, have released an update to their software that promises
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