13 December 2006

Wearable patient monitor transmits over WiFi

A new wireless monitor which is worn by the patient has been developed by German medical equipment manufacturers Dräger Medical. The Infinity
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13 December 2006

Don’t opt-out patients by default, GPs advised

GP practices concerned about the confidentiality of patient records under the NHS Care Records Service have been advised not to
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12 December 2006

Cerner problems ‘reported before NOC go-live’

A problem with appointment bookings that hit Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital when it went live with its new Cerner system had
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12 December 2006

PRIMIS CHART e-audit tool launched

An e-audit tool to allow GP practices to assess the quality of their data as part of the IM&T directed
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12 December 2006

RCGP urges ‘universal and rapid’ SNOMED deployment

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has written to NHS IT director general Richard Granger calling for the "universal
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12 December 2006

Choose and Book system fails nationally

Unspecified technical problems led to Choose and Book, the NHS’s new national appointment booking service, being unavailable to users for
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12 December 2006

Electronic toolkit to be an asset in stroke care

A new electronic toolkit which aims to cut the number of strokes and provide better services for those who do
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11 December 2006

iSoft says recovery now underway

iSoft today said it has begun a "regeneration programme", stabilised its position and is ahead of schedule on stripping costs
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11 December 2006

GPSoC delivery goes local in IT devolution

Local NHS organisations will be required to draw up plans showing how they will deliver GP Systems of Choice implementation
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11 December 2006

NHS plan signals shift to local IT ownership

A sharp shift of responsibility for NHS IM&T in England from the centre to local organisations is signalled in the
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