6 November 2002

IT Award for Pharmacists Launched

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists (GHP), in association with First DataBank Europe have announced the launch of the First DataBank
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5 November 2002

MedicDirect Launches Sports Health Channel

Leading UK health information website www.medicdirect.co.uk which currently supplies many of the leading Internet Service ’s and broadcasters including Tiscali, NTL,
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31 October 2002

Panther Takes Aim at Citrix in Health

The DAT Group has launched to the healthcare market Panther Server 2002, as an affordable alternative to Citrix Metaframe, and
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31 October 2002

Uncertainty Over London IT Chief’s Post

E-Health Insider has learned that in a surprise move it has been decided not to appoint a co-ordinating chief information
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30 October 2002

Computerised Guidelines Show No Effect on Asthma and Angina Management

Computerised, evidence-based guidelines showed no effect on the management of adult asthma and angina patients in primary care, according to
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30 October 2002

NHS ‘Numbers for Babies’ Goes Live

A new computerised ‘numbers for babies’ system went live across the NHS at midnight on 29 October, marking a significant
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25 October 2002

IT Procurement Strategy Promised By December

The government plans to publish the full version of its procurement strategy for the NHS IT programme by December 2002,
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24 October 2002

ComMedica Claims First in Use of SNOMED CT

EPR systems vendor, ComMedica, this week claimed a UK “first” by announcing that it had incorporated SNOMED Clinical Terms (CT)
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24 October 2002

Patients Want to Interact with Doctors Online

A survey of European internet users found that 50% said they want to be able to email their doctor, schedule
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23 October 2002

SureScript Completes E-Prescribing Agreements

SureScript Systems has completed a series of agreements to introduce a common electronic prescribing system that will cover most US drug
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