Drug test
In his second article in the series, Pete Marsh, technical director of Wirral Health Informatics service, looks at specific issues in electronic prescribing and drug administration.
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Crossed wires
Despite a bumpy start, the first booking made with IBS over Choose and Book in Wandsworth was a success, EHI Primary Care reports.
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Wirral’s gateway to care
Pete Marsh, technical director of Wirral Health Informatics, outlines the needs and obstacles often not considered by those implementing clinical IT systems.
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The ‘magic glue’
EHI speaks to Beverly Malone, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, about the importance of raising awareness of IT change in the nursing profession.
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Record hazards
Dr Glyn Hayes, Chair of the Health Informatics Forum at the British Computer Society, argues that electronic patient records can result in all-too-human pitfalls.
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Bringing CfH into the mainstream
Richard Jeavons, director of IT service implementation at the DH, tells E-Health Insider about his role in pushing IT reform up the local agenda.
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Red rose rising
EHI Primary Care talks to Lancashire Care NHS Trust, the first mental health trust in England to receive a PAS system from Connecting for Health.
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HL7 explained
In his second article for EHI, Tim Benson from training company Abies explains HL7 V3, the national language of NHS Connecting for Health
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Across the miles
The Isle of Arran and mainland Ayrshire are host to a successful long-term telehealth project, E-Health Insider reports.
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A matter of trust
Richard Granger talks to EHI about NHS trusts’ responsibilities in the NPfIT and the story of the programme so far.
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