6 December 2004

Release the pharmacists

Better application of technology could take the administrative burden away from hospital pharmacists, leaving them free to concentrate on patient
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6 December 2004

Live appointment booking cuts waiting times

The introduction of a live patient booking system has resulted in a dramatic reduction of waiting lists and missed appointments
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3 December 2004

Microsoft launches Welsh language pack for Windows XP

Microsoft has launched a Welsh Language Pack for Windows XP and Office 2003 that will translate Windows menus and Office
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2 December 2004

Free HL7 conference will focus on integration

HL7 UK is running a free one day conference on 9 February 2005 for NHS informatics professionals and clinicians who are
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2 December 2004

EMIS installed in revamped London ‘super surgery’

A new implementation of EMIS Enterprise in a ‘super surgery’ has been opened by Health Secretary John Reid as part
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2 December 2004

First NPfIT SAP system uses data spine

Software that operates using a working version of the data spine has been installed by Accenture under the NPfIT in
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1 December 2004

Volunteers needed for NHS Office UI testing

Volunteer health professionals are needed by Microsoft and the National Programme for IT to provide user feedback on the development
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30 November 2004

NHSU folds in arm’s length review

The NHSU which was hailed as the NHS’s corporate university and promised innovative learning from a virtual campus is to fold.
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30 November 2004

IT staff must adapt to outsourcing, say BCS

The British Computer Society (BCS) has published a report broadly welcoming the trend to outsource staff abroad, saying that the
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30 November 2004

Speak for yourself

New developments in speech recognition technology could make it a useful tool for clinicians, says Marcel Wassink of Philips.
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