11 May 2004

University Hospital Aintree wins pharmacy IT award

The pharmacy department at University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool has won the 2004 First DataBank Guild of Healthcare Pharmacist Information Technology
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10 May 2004

National programme PACS suppliers announced

The Department of Health has today announced that every hospital trust in England should get a picture archiving and communications
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7 May 2004

New national audit rolls out for head and neck cancers

A new audit system for head and neck cancers started its roll-out this week in Greater Manchester, Humberside, Lancashire, Merseyside
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6 May 2004

NPfIT urged to show confidence in NHS staff

A call for leaders of the National Programme for IT to demonstrate confidence in the capabilities and professionalism of NHS
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5 May 2004

Poaching of staff from NHS is a reality

With the NHS in the midst of the largest ever IT investment programme, staff with the right skills and experience
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4 May 2004

US political rivals manage to agree on electronic records

President George W. Bush last week created the position of national health information technology co-ordinator, with the goal of making
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4 May 2004

Joint guidance issued on GP system choice

Definitive guidance on the issue of choice of practice systems has been issued which makes it plain that practices should not be
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4 May 2004

NPfIT to review approach to stakeholder engagement

The NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) has announced a review of its formal arrangements for engaging the NHS,
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29 April 2004

Call for action on basic computer skills

At this week’s E-Health Insider/Chamberlain Dunn Associates conference ‘The NHS IT Revolution: What about the people?’ delegates called for urgent
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29 April 2004

Minister upbeat on ID card benefits for NHS

Health minister, John Hutton, says ID cards will help NHS staff check whether patients are eligible to receive treatment and
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