CfH poll reveals gaps in staff knowledge of NPfIT

Connecting for Health has announced the results of its own poll among NHS clinicians and managers and allied health professionals
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PCT chiefs warn on reconfiguration plans

41% of primary care trust chief executives think that the planned reconfiguration of their organisations will have a negative effect on
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IMS Maxims helps cut Irish patient waiting

  IMS Maxims has announced that it has successfully installed a new Patient Management System on behalf of the Irish
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Hospital reports over 2,600 e-referrals per month

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is receiving over 2,600 electronic referrals a month using software that slots into
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London trusts go for IP telephony

Matrix Communications has won two large-scale contracts worth around £1m to provide new Mitel IP telephony (IPT) solutions to four
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Accenture signs with Agfa for PACS

Accenture, the local service provider for the NHS National Programme for IT in the North East and East of England,
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Tech industry concerned about NICE appraisal cuts

  The Association for British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) has expressed concern that the National Institute for Clinical Excellence’s reduction in
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Fujitsu signs with Cerner for South

Fujitsu Services has officially awarded a contract to Cerner Ltd in order to provide its Millennium clinical software to NHS
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Stigma? What stigma?

Jim Thomson, chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, strongly argues for greater regulations on online pharmacies and the
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GP negotiators considering extra C+B incentives

GP representatives and the health department’s pay negotiators are looking at ways that GPs can be paid through the GMS
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