8 December 2005

Great Ormond Street implements electronic prescribing

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has begun implementation of JAC’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) System. The
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8 December 2005

In the vault

E-Health Insider talks to Gwyn Thomas, director of Welsh healthcare IT programme Informing Healthcare, about how his emphasis is on
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8 December 2005

N3 connections needed say community pharmacists

Lack of access to smartcards and the N3 network by community pharmacists is jeopardising the roll out of the electronic
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8 December 2005

UCLH streamlines voice traffic management

University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH) has installed an advanced communications infrastructure that will control most of the 1.2
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7 December 2005

Cancer network claims time saved by teleconferencing

The Surrey, West Sussex and Hampshire (SWSH) Cancer Network has upgraded its videoconferencing systems to allow members to collaborate without
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7 December 2005

Phone monitoring can reduces anxiety symptoms

A study in the US has found that patients with anxiety and panic disorders who are monitored, supported and given
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6 December 2005

NHS signs enterprise deal with Novell

NHS Connecting for Health has negotiated a £21.8m deal with infrastructure and software services supplier Novell, which it claims will
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6 December 2005

Scottish pharmacists receive extra IT funding

Pharmacists in Scotland are to receive £500 in the latest round of IT funding to prepare for the launch of
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6 December 2005

Paper sole option for patients opting out of CRS

Patients who wish to opt out of having their information recorded on the NHS Care Records Service will only be
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6 December 2005

Councils lag behind on telecare plans

 A minority of councils in England are starting to put plans in place for telecare services but most have made
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