6 October 2005

E-health not reaching full potential, says study

An industry study into the takeup of e-health technology within the UK has concluded that health professionals are not taking
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5 October 2005

Tunstall teams up with Honeywell HomMed

Tunstall, the UK telecare and telehealth solutions specialist, has formed an distribution and alliance agreement with Honeywell HomMed, a leading
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4 October 2005

Listening exercise shows support for central database

Support for the idea of a central NHS database and a desire for more ‘joined up’ social and health care
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4 October 2005

IT training in core of proposed GP curriculum

Information management and technology should be a core part of the curriculum for training GPs, a blueprint on GP education
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4 October 2005

Online tool to promote NHS infection awareness

An online training tool to help all NHS staff understand infection control and make hospitals cleaner has been launched by
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4 October 2005

QFLU will keep tabs on flu cases

Hundreds of GPs across Britain have signed up to contribute daily reports on flu cases to a new database that
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3 October 2005

Universal CRS sheds bright light on old issues

Many of the questions raised by electronic records are not new, but their universal nature sheds a bright light on
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3 October 2005

Two lines to combat GP cynicism – Jeavons

Connecting for Health’s director of service implementation, Richard Jeavons, has attributed GP cynicism about IT modernisation to the newspapes and
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30 September 2005

Products launched with too little testing, say IT heads

More than two thirds (68%) of IT managers around Europe think too many products and services are launched with insufficient
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30 September 2005

PCT safety culture needed to prevent errors

A lack of understanding about IT systems and a failure to establish a safety culture are to blame for the
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