DH focuses on ‘self care’ through IT services

The DH have announced the release of a guidance document for supporting self-care of long-term conditions, such as diabetes, that
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Joining forces

David Grigsby of LiquidLogic puts the case for the importance of IT in multi-agency working, and what problems must be
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Autism care charity installs document security

A regional charitable trust that provides residential care and education for people in the south-west of England with autism and
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E-booking to miss its appointment

Choose and Book, the programme for providing electronic patient appointment booking, will not deliver a fully featured system across the
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iSOFT linked to GE in takeover rumours

Manchester-based iSOFT saw a fillip in its share price early this week on the back of rumours in the financial
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Northampton implements McKesson’s Child Plus

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with a new child health system supplied by McKesson that will provide
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NHS pensions proposals get the thumbs-down

Proposals to raise the NHS retirement age from 60 to 65 and change the method for calculating pensions received a
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InPS SMS upgrade allows for care service alerts

In Practice Systems (InPS) has announced an extension to its Vision system that will allow general practices not only to
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UK doctors could sign off American online drug orders

A Canadian online pharmacies’ lobby has announced that many of its members plan on moving their business to the UK
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NHS treatment centres sign deal for PAS software

IQ Systems, which manufactures patient administration has signed a five-year software supply contract with Mercury Health, an organisation that runs a number of
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