12 October 2004

Contact lost as NHS e-mail relaunch misfires

Contact, the new NHS e-mail service supplied by Cable and Wireless, is down for maintenance after problems at its launch on
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12 October 2004

Furore over £31 billion figure for NPfIT

Health minister, John Hutton, today dismissed as ‘speculation’ figures that suggest total implementation costs for the National Programme for IT
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12 October 2004

NPfIT procurement unfriendly for SMEs, says OFT

SMEs are being locked out of competition in many areas of public sector procurement, including the National Programme for IT,
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11 October 2004

Patient experience website breaks mental health taboo

Dipex, a charity that runs a number of support websites that contains personal testimonies from people who have suffered from
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8 October 2004

Brent goes live with Graphnet drug action team solution

Brent Primary Care Trust, north west London, has gone live with a new system developed by Graphnet to enable drug
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7 October 2004

Virus concern for radiology

Medical scanners hit by viruses and worms can be put out of action for weeks while manufacturers decide how the
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7 October 2004

Web catalogue powers up procurement project

A collaborative NHS procurement project in the north-east of England has combined its bargaining power with the new ability to
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6 October 2004

Chatrooms found to give bad advice to patients

An study from the University of Derby has revealed that people who look for health guidance through chatrooms or messageboards
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5 October 2004

Xansa secures NHS finance and accounting deal

Xansa, the IT services company, has been recommended as the preferred partner for a joint venture to provide finance and
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5 October 2004

Haematology software wins primary care award

Software that automatically works out correct dosages of anti-coagulation drugs for patients has won the prestigious John Perry Prize from
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