Walsall and Hull begin mass telehealth deployment
Walsall PCT and Hull PCT have begun large-scale deployments of telehealth equipment from Tunstall to monitor people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) in their own homes. Both PCTs are using Genesis monitors from Tunstall in an attempt to ensure best use of healthcare resources, reduce COPD and CHF related […]
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Agfa-Gevaert appoints new CEO
Jo Cornu, CEO of Agfa-Gevaert NV The board of directors of Agfa-Gevaert has appointed Jo Cornu as chief executive officer of Agfa-Gevaert NV. Cornu succeeds Ludo Verhoeven, who as executive chairman had temporarily assumed the CEO position at the request of the board of directors. The new CEO has extensive international experience in the area of […]
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Data sharing consultation launched
A consultation into how personal information is used and shared in the public and private sectors has been launched today by Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, and Wellcome Trust director, Dr Mark Walport. The consultation forms part of an independent review into the use and sharing of personal information announced by the Prime Minister on 25 […]
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Information Centre appoints new chief executive
The Information Centre (IC) for health and social care has appointed Tim Straughan, current acting chief executive, as its chief executive. Announcing the appointment, Mike Ramsden, chairman of The IC said: “I’m delighted to announce Tim’s appointment and believe he is the right person to lead The IC as it works to provide even greater […]
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German industry group publishes telemedicine standards
Leading German electronic association the VDE has published a new set of standards for telemedicine to spur the development of telecare and telemonitoring. A series of recommendations are set out in the new telecare standards, addressing both the technical and organisational issues of telemonitoring, and may lead to the development of quality labels for telecare […]
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Sefton PCT leaks personal details of 1800 staff
Almost two thousand NHS staff on Merseyside have had their personal details, including National Insurance, pension and salary details, accidently leaked after Sefton Primary Care Trust (PCT) sent them out to four unnamed organisations. According to the PCT the information was sent to the organisations in November when they were bidding for services as part of […]
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NHS Direct launches foundation trust consultation
NHS Direct has launched a 16-week public consultation on its plans for the future, prior to applying to become an NHS foundation trust. Launching the public consultation, Matt Tee, NHS Direct chief executive said: “This is an exciting time for the organisation. Being part of the NHS has always mattered a great deal to NHS […]
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The ECCA launches e-campaign
The European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) has launched its first ever e-campaign to call for effective cervical cancer prevention programmes across Europe in a bid to eradicate the disease. Every year over 50,000 women develop and 25,000 women die from cervical cancer in Europe when we already know that organised prevention programmes could prevent almost […]
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CfH tells PCT it can’t mandate LSP solution
Connecting for Health has prevented a PCT from insisting that GP practices signed up to GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) must eventually move to a local service provider solution. North Yorkshire and York PCT told practices that signing up to GPSoC meant they were committing themselves to migrate to the fully integrated LSP solution when […]
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DH offers guidance on GP patient survey
The Department of Health has issued guidance to GP practices on how its £10m survey on GP patient access and choice at referral will work next month. GPs will be paid 2.8p per registered patient for handing out choice surveys between January and March and will also be able to send choice questionnaires to patients […]
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