Irish blood records stolen in New York
A CD containing over 170,000 confidential blood donor records form the Irish Blood Transfusion Service has been stolen in New York.
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EU push for 112 to be better promoted
Only 22% of European citizens know that 112 is the number to dial for the emergency services in any European Union member state, a new survey had found. The survey for the European Commission found that most European citizens only know their own country’s emergency number and were not aware that 112 is applicable across […]
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Six years since Blair seminar began NPfIT
Six years ago this week Tony Blair chaired a No 10 Seminar on NHS IT, that paved the way to the £12.4bn NHS IT programme.
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Gemalto to deliver Slovenia’s smartcard upgrade
Slovenia has chosen Gemalto to help develop its upgrade to their electronic health cards for Slovenian citizens. Gemalto will provide the Slovenian health service with its Coesys Issuance solution, which consists of middleware, digital signature capabilities, software applications, applets and cards. They will work together with Slovenian suppliers Cetis, who will provide the personalisation of […]
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DH calls on public to have their say on NHS future
The Department of Health is calling for more members of the public to complete its Our NHS Our Future review questionnaire, available for two more weeks online. The questionnaire is open to anyone to complete and its results will be used immediately to inform key recommendations for improving services both nationally and locally. One question […]
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Data loss prompts Dudley to spend on security
The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust will spend £135,000 on new computer security software, following the theft of a laptop containing personal information on over 5,000 outpatients. A trust spokesperson confirmed to E-Health Insider that following a board meeting called to discuss the theft of the laptop, the trust has decided to purchase and […]
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Engagement the priority for new GP clinical leads
Clinical engagement is the key priority for Connecting for Health’s two newly-appointed GP clinical leads. In an interview with EHI Primary Care Dr Peter Short and Dr Manpreet Pujara have outlined their priorities and hopes for their two-year role with CfH. Dr Short said: “What appeals to me is being an advocate for the NHS […]
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PCT uses text messages to tackle obesity
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT has piloted the use of text messaging to calculate patients’ body mass indexes (BMIs) and contact those who are classified as obese. It intends to use the scheme across its 26 surgeries from this month. The west London PCT sent out text messages to almost 1000 patients over the Christmas period, […]
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Health informatics one of the ‘grand challenges’
Advancing health informatics has been listed as one of the 21st century’s greatest challenges by a panel of leading engineers and scientists. The 14 ‘Grand Challenges in Engineering’ were unveiled at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual meeting last week, by the panel from the US National Academy of Engineering. Supporting the […]
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GP practices must publicise 0844 call costs
GP practices that use 0844 telephone numbers have been told they must publicise the cost of using the service to patients. The BMA’s General Practitioner Committee has told GPs that where 0844 numbers are used by practices there must be mention of the charge for telephone calls in the practice’s information leaflet. The GPC has […]
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