Germany to accredit online pharmacies
The German Ministry of Health is working on a new interactive labelling system to increase public confidence in online pharmacies. The new interactive label, which will show the pharmacy is accredited, will be awarded to all online pharmacies with an official license to sell to the German market. The German online pharmacy label will be […]
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IT crucial for full engagement, report argues
The NHS needs to make greater use of information and web 2.0 technologies if individuals are to engage more with their health and healthcare, the King’s Fund think-tank has argued. In a report on a round-table involving policy, health service and IT experts, the King’s Fund says the health service needs to adopt new technologies […]
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Political row over NPfIT: London on hold
A political row has broken out over the National Programme for IT in the NHS, following press reports that it has “ground to a halt.”
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Choose and Book record for daily bookings
A record number of daily bookings were made through Choose and Book following its latest upgrade, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. The IT agency says Choose and Book 4.1 was implemented on 18 October and 28,107 bookings were made on the next week day. The upgrade includes improvements to rejected bookings, work lists and reports plus changes to […]
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Smartcard access policy change
NHS organisations are to be encouraged to switch from role-based access control to position-based access control for National Programme for IT in the NHS applications. NHS Connecting for Health, the agency that runs the national programme, says position-based access control has been used informally by several NHS organisations for at least 18 months. A spokesperson […]
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Europe urges protection of critical infrastructure
The European Commission has published proposed legislation to strengthen information-sharing on critical infrastructure protection between EU Member States.
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Philips and King’s College to collaborate
Philips and King’s College London have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research into heart disease over the next five years.
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Liverpool IM&T manager honoured
Kate Warriner, Liverpool Primary Care Trust’s IM&T primary care programme manager, has been awarded this year’s John Perry Prize by the British Computer Society’s Primary Healthcare Specialist Group. The prize, which is awarded yearly if there is an outstanding contribution to primary care computing, was given to Warriner for a series of projects around shared […]
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Vocera cuts Liverpool theatre delays
An NHS trust in Liverpool is using Vocera to improve communications between ward and theatre staff; helping them to work more efficiently and make better use of operating time.
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Sunquest to buy Anglia Healthcare Systems
US laboratory systems firm, Sunquest Information Systems Inc, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK firm Anglia Healthcare Systems.
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