Common Scottish EHR in three years, report advises

Scotland should aim to have its own electronic health record system within three years, a report into the future development
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LMCs to debate no confidence motion in PCOs IT

IT funding for GPs, Choose and Book and patient confidentiality are all set to be the subject of criticism from
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Voice recognition on the web for clinical data entry

A Glasgow-based company has developed a voice recognition system aimed at healthcare professionals that enables them to speak into their
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Lack of leadership at NHS 24 leads to shake up

Lack of leadership and problems with responding to peak demand have been identified as key issues dogging the Scottish healthcare helpline, NHS
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Reaction to IDX replacement

NHS IT leaders and industry experts have given a mixed reaction to the news that IDX is to be replaced
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New professional standards for team records

Regulators of health professionals have signed up to new standards for keeping records of team-based care in all formats, including
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Reboot for South

E-Health Insider Editor Jon Hoeksma examines the significance of the decision to replace IDX as the clinical systems provider for
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Code of practice

Tim Benson from training company Abies explains SNOMED CT, the clinical coding system that forms the basis of the NHS
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£300K upgrade for Withybush network

Withybush Hospital in south-west Wales has upgraded its IT network infrastructure supported by £300,000 worth of investment from the Welsh
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Fujitsu drops IDX for south of England

IDX Systems Corporation has today announced that it has agreed with Fujitsu Services to terminate their agreement under which IDX
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