Bridge Forward, IMS Maxims and FileTek
Health integration technology specialist Bridge Forward has announced partnerships with clinical system suppliers IMS Maxims and FileTek UK, distributor of the Meditech system. The two deals build on the approximately 2,000 installed health sites in the UK using Bridge Forward technology. These include 200 hospitals, more than 1,000 GPs in Scotland and large numbers of […]
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Just 25 per cent sign PCT-practice agreement
Fewer than one in four eligible GP practices have signed their PCT-practice agreement under GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC). Figures published this week by NHS Connecting for Health show that 1,614 practices out of 7,300 practices with a GPSoC deal in England have signed the agreements, nearly six months after they were originally due to […]
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DigiTV receives EC funding for telecare
A digital TV initiative for public services run by Kirklees Council has won European Commission funding to develop interactive health and social care services.
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Lincor tops Deloitte’s Irish technology awards
Ireland-based Lincor Solutions, a provider of bedside patient entertainment and clinical access systems, has been named number one in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 awards.
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Lorenzo stalled at Morecambe Bay
The latest deadline for the implementation of Lorenzo at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has passed and there is currently no go-live date.
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GPs see the sun go down on dawn2
Six GP practices have become the first NHS early adopter sites for the new public sector network in Wales. The Public Sector Broadband Aggregation (PSBA) network will provide a single communications and information network for all areas of public service, including local government, health, education and the emergency services. The health sector is the first […]
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High trust Choose and Book deal to boost uptake
A primary care trust is introducing a high trust incentive scheme for Choose and Book, which it believes could be the model for PCTs nationwide. Bedfordshire PCT is to pay GPs 48p per patient to take part in its new Choose and Book local enhanced service (LES). There will also be additional payments of up […]
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New patient e-health 2.0 sites launched
Two new websites have been launched featuring a collection of real life health stories and personal experiences of illness and health.
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Paramedic students trained using Second Life
The ‘collapsed clubber’ is one of five scenarios students can expect to encounter in the Second Life training system. Paramedic students in London are being trained in how to deal with emergency situations using the virtual world of Second Life. The Second Life training system uses online avatars of patients in Second Life, […]
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Unilabs buys Belgian teleradilology firm
Swiss diagnostic services firm Unilab has acquired Belgium’s EuradConsult BVBA, a provider of teleradiology services.
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