7 January 2005

UK drug companies to publish trial results online

The Association for the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) have agreed a voluntary code of conduct that the results of clinical
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7 January 2005

Flu software helps plan healthcare resources

The US-based Centre for Disease Control, part of the Department for Health and Human Services, has released free software to
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6 January 2005

Words get around

Blogging is one of the success stories of the internet. E-Health Insider looks at NHS staff who blog and also
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6 January 2005

Scottish NHS IT reform spend inefficient, says Microsoft

Microsoft’s outgoing director for Scotland and new sales director for Europe, Gordon McKenzie, has spoken out against progress so far
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5 January 2005

Computer generated brain surgery to help trainees

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a virtual reality brain surgery simulator for trainee surgeons that combines haptics
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4 January 2005

Virtual chaperone keeps watch on clinicians

Recording devices such as a ‘virtual chaperone’ for clinicians have been developed in Imperial College, London in the hope that
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31 December 2004

Six in ten NHS organisations ‘ready’ for FOI

Preparation for the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act is mixed among NHS communications officers, with 58% saying that
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30 December 2004

Record hits for NHS Direct Online over Christmas break

The DH have announced a 30% increase on hits to the NHS Direct website over the Christmas period, the busiest since
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29 December 2004

Intelligent joint supports use wireless technology

Joint supports for patients with arthritis or poor muscle strength could soon get an injection of artificial intelligence and wireless
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24 December 2004

Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead

Bob Allen, interim chief executive of the new Information Centre for Health and Social Care, has spoken to E-Health Insider
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