13 December 2004

OGC publishes new standard public IT contract terms

The Office of Government Commerce has announced new standard contract terms which are aimed at speeding up the tendering process
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9 December 2004

Flexibility key, says Forrest

In an exclusive interview, Martyn Forrest, Regional Implementation Director for the North East of England sets out the challenges of
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9 December 2004

Choose and Book leaders answer their critics

Leaders of the Choose and Book programme this week attempted to answer concerns raised by GP representatives about the security
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9 December 2004

N3 plans unclear after shake up of aggregation boards

The future of the regional bodies charged with aggregating public sector broadband purchasing, including that of the NHS, has been
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9 December 2004

Log on for a late night librarian

A project that gives health professionals late-night access to librarians’expertise by using an instant messaging (IM) link between the UK
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8 December 2004

InPS claims increased market share

InPractice Systems (InPS) have announced an increase of market share in its primary care information software Vision 3 that now
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8 December 2004

RFID tags in the NHS could lead to job losses

The introduction of wireless tagging such as RFID technology in the NHS could result in job losses due to the removal
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7 December 2004

ComMedica finalises £33m PACS deal with CSC

ComMedica, the healthcare IT specialist originally spun out from Imperial College, London, has signed a £33m contract with CSC to
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7 December 2004

Digital pen makes light work of filling out care forms

A digital pen and paper system that records handwriting for ‘playback’ into text could be a boon for healthcare workers and cut
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6 December 2004

NHS broadband plans thrown into confusion

The roll-out plans for new NHS broadband network (N3) look to be in some disarray after the future of the
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