23 December 2004

NPfIT issues rebuttal of EMIS’s claims

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has stated that it is ‘concerned’ about statements made by primary care systems supplier
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23 December 2004

More investment in Irish health IT needed, says report

The Information Society Commission of Ireland, an independent advisory board set up to investigate and report on IT matters for
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22 December 2004

ID cards may become healthcare ‘entitlement’ cards

The National Programme for IT has begun initial conversations with the Home Office to examine how the IT infrastructure being
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22 December 2004

Lessons from America

E-Health Insider talks to David Brailer, national co-ordinator for health IT in the US, about how the US and English
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22 December 2004

EMIS sets out its version of ‘fact and fiction’

Primary Care systems supplier EMIS has issued its customers with a briefing about its relationship with the NHS National Programme for
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22 December 2004

Document software speeds up transfer to GPs

PCTI, who supply document management and filing software to general practice, have released an update to their software that promises
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21 December 2004

Decision support software review planned by NICE

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has been asked by the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) to carry out
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21 December 2004

Great Ormond Street selects JAC for drug management

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has signed a contract with JAC Computer Services, a division of US-based Mediware Information Systems,
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20 December 2004

NHS cleans up data collection requirements

The DH have announced plans to reduce the amount of data collection in the NHS in an effort to save
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17 December 2004

Criticism unhealthy for NPfIT, says Granger

The director general of NHS IT, Richard Granger, has spoken out against critics of the National Programme for IT, saying
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