Pharmacists want to offer biometric ID
Community pharmacists are lobbying to take part in the government’s national identity card scheme by offering a biometric identity service.
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GP IT systems fall short on urgent care
IT and phone systems used by GP practices fail to help practices measure how well they are doing at providing in-hours urgent care, according to a Department of Health commissioned report. The review of urgent care by the Primary Care Foundation, a consultancy firm specialising in urgent care, found that IT and phone systems currently […]
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Interpol issues swine flu spam warning
The international police organisation Interpol has issued a warning about the potential for criminals to exploit the swine flu outbreak through spam emails and websites selling illegal, unlicensed or fake medicines. The organisation based in Lyon, France, which has 187 member countries over five continents, said internet security firms were reporting that 3-4% of spam […]
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iSoft enters Italian market
IBA Health Group, iSoft’s parent company, has announced that it has expanded its global presence to the Italian market. iSoft has won a €600,000 contract to install its hospital information system in four hospitals operated by Consorzio Regionale Servizi Sociali (CRESS) a private healthcare group based in Italy’s Liguria region. The hospitals include two 60-bed […]
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One Health Alliance launched
A new ‘best of breed’ healthcare IT alliance has been launched, saying it will deliver technology and information solutions to both public and private healthcare organisations. The One Health Alliance has eight member companies covering; procurement management, network infrastructure, clinical IT and workflow consulting, electronic patient records clinical information systems, document and workflow solutions, business […]
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DH delays 084 number decision
The Department of Health has delayed making a decision on whether it should ban the use of 084 numbers in the NHS in England. The DH launched a four month consultation on the use of 084 numbers in December and promised to publish its response to the consultation by the end of April. However, last […]
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Worthing and Southlands deploys BigHand
Worthing and Southlands Hospitals NHS Trust has been able to deliver same day referral letters as a result of implementing a digital dictation workflow system from BigHand. The technology allows the trust’s 300 users to record and instantly submit dictations to the workflow system, so secretaries can immediately begin to transcribe them. Secretaries are able […]
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Bury using SCR for end of life care
The Summary Care Record will start to hold information on end of life plans in the next few months, according to NHS Connecting for Health. The IT agency has set out its plans to develop the SCR for end of life care and the progress that has been made at NHS Bury, one of the early […]
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Trust extends check-in roll-out
The first UK trust to roll-out self check-in touch screens has announced it will deploy an additional 54 machines by the middle of the summer. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust introduced three self check-in touch screens in its the ophthalmology and orthopaedics outpatient departments last October. The system consists of a unit […]
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Prepare health systems for ageing EU told
European governments “grappling with the severe economic and financial crisis” still need to prepare for the costs of an ageing population, the European Commission has warned. In a communication dealing with the impact of an aging population in the EU, the Commission warns that if governments do not address work, pensions, health and social care […]
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