South Central chooses McKesson for HR support

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust has selected McKesson Shared Services to support its HR and payroll functions. The deal
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New wireless monitoring patch unveiled

Prototype version of ST+D’s electrode patch A wireless electrode patch that can be worn by a patient and tracked from
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New website lets patients rate doctors

Dr Neil Bacon founder of www.iWantGreatCare.org A website has been launched that allows patients to rate individual GPs and hospital
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NHS Choices publishes long term conditions guides

A series of online NHS health guides for people with long term conditions has been launched on the NHS Choices
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary uses ExtraMed software

Screenshot of BEDS system from ExtraMed NHS Grampian is planning to roll out a real-time bed management system across its
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Latest BNFC interfaces with NHS dm+d

The new online edition of the latest BNF for Children – BNFC 2008 – will include a new interface to
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Online pharmacies a ‘counterfeiting superhighway’

Over 60% of medicines purchased online are fake and could potentially be lethal for vulnerable patients according to EAASM.
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Competition for better information use

The Power of Information Taskforce has launched a competition to encourage people to find better ways of using the information
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NHS Supply Chain extends iSoft deal

NHS Supply Chain has extended its contract with iSoft to host its e-commerce and logistics applications until 2010. The contract
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New information tools promised for commissioning

The Department of Health is to develop new technology systems over the next year, to help commissioners achieve the goals
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