28 July 2005

Recoding purchase data generates savings

A healthcare trust in London is claiming it has saved £1m by recoding its procurement systems from freetext into individual
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28 July 2005

Cerner wins Wirral system replacement contract

US health systems specialists, Cerner Corporation, have been named as the preferred supplier to replace the ageing clinical IT system
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28 July 2005

The ‘magic glue’

EHI speaks to Beverly Malone, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, about the importance of raising awareness of
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27 July 2005

Ofcom investigates patient phone systems

Patientline has said it will suspend new installations in hospitals pending the outcome of an Ofcom inquiry into complaints about
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27 July 2005

Call for drug ad ban in Australian prescribing software

A survey of drug advertisements in prescribing software used by Australian doctors found the vast majority of the advertisements broke
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26 July 2005

GP2GP record transfers struggling on attachments

GP2GP record transfer is under threat because the NHS spine may be unable to cope with the size and number
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26 July 2005

Nurses support IT reform – but lack information

Nurses remain supportive of NHS IT developments and rising numbers feel better informed about them – but the majority still
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26 July 2005

National patient safety database delivers first results

The National Patient Safety Agency has published its first report on patient safety incidents across the NHS in England and
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26 July 2005

Software for Scottish minor ailments service launched

Software to support the first phase of Scotland’s e-pharmacy plans has begun to be used by a pharmacy to run
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26 July 2005

£1bn NHS electronic procurement network formed

UKprocure have announced the establishment of the NHS Trading Network (NHSTN), which brings together 53 NHS organisations nationwide in one
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