28 October 2004

GPS helps dementia patients stay independent

The London Borough of Ealing is piloting a scheme that tracks mild dementia patients using GPS and mobile phones, allowing
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27 October 2004

Keeping an eye on ID

Identifying patients to access their records can be a big problem for A&E staff and paramedics. So why not use
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27 October 2004

London Oncology Clinic selects IMPAC Medical Systems

The London Oncology Clinic, a private provider on oncology services, has selected IMPAC Medical Systems  to provide it with chemotherapy
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26 October 2004

Hospital clerk jailed for culling patient data

A hospital worker from Northern Ireland who collected information from the patient records of politicians, senior military and police personnel,
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26 October 2004

Welsh medical students get training smartcards

Medical students and junior doctors in Wales are to receive their own smartcards containing their employment and training details. Each
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25 October 2004

New information authority seeks chief exec

The new Health and Social Care Information Centre, which is due to take over the information management responsibilities of the
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25 October 2004

Geordie GUM website may spare patients’ blushes

Newcastle PCT have launched a website for their genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic with the help of the local rugby team and a
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22 October 2004

Counter fraud staff to gain right to access NHS records

Health Minister, Lord Warner today unveiled new powers that will provide NHS counter fraud staff with the power to demand
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21 October 2004

A few billion between friends?

After a week of headlines about implementation costs for the NHS IT modernisation programme E-Health Insider takes a rain check
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21 October 2004

New NHSU web tool assesses informatics skills

The NHS University (NHSU) has unveiled a new online personal information management survey designed to assess training needs in informatics for
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