Health on Net chosen for French websites
The French National Authority for Health (Haute Autorité de Santé – HAS), has chosen the online health information accreditation body Health on the Net (HON) to be the official certifying body of all French health websites. The move builds on the longstanding collaboration between HON and HAS and means HON becomes the official accrediting body […]
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Patientline sees losses treble
Hospital patient telephone and entertainment firm Patientline has reported operating losses of £11.2 million for the first half of 2007. The firm’s auditors have said there is “significant doubt” over Patientline’s ability to continue, following the announcement. Patientline’s operating loss trebled to £11.2 million, while its loss before tax doubled to £15.3 million, in the […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 30.11.07
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 30 November, featuring supplier news, events, and awards. Supplier News Three wins takes JAC to the 100 customer mark The recent contract signings of the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, the Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, has resulted in […]
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NHS Direct to connect to Spine in 2008
NHS Direct is aiming to connect to the NHS Spine in 2008, in what should be a key step towards integrating the telephone and online advice service with the wider NHS. In an exclusive interview with E-health Insider, NHS Direct’s new chief executive Matt Tee said, “I’m hoping that we will connect to the Spine in […]
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Mobiles help teen cancer patients stay in touch
Mobile computing technology could help adolescents coping with cancer keep in touch with their social world and reduce isolation, according to German researchers. Jan Marco Leimeister, Uta Knebel, and Helmut Krcmar from the Technische Universität, Munich, describe in the International Journal of Web Based Communities, their exploration of how mobile information technology could be used […]
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Informing Healthcare announce next Wales OOH sites
Patients in north-west Wales and south-west Wales will be the next to benefit from improved information sharing between GP practices and the local out-of-hours service.
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Verbal agreement on IM&T DES payments
GP representatives say they have verbal agreement that GP practices can still be paid for IM&T DES work after the scheme ends next March. The two-year DES ends on 31 March 2008 and in theory GPs who have not completed the work by that date would not be able to claim payment. However the BMA’s […]
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CfH to spend a further £6.4bn by 2011
Connecting for Health will spend a further £6.4bn over the next four years to 2011, according to figures given by health minister Ben Bradshaw.
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iSoft’s medication viewer accredited
iSoft Netherlands has received accreditation from the National Institute for ICT in Healthcare to begin implementation of its Transmural Medication Viewer (TMV) in hospital pharmacies across the country. The company is part of the Netherlands’ national e-health programme, known locally as the NICITIZ. Before deployment can begin, all software must pass the qualification process, ensuring […]
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Children’s database delayed to review security
The government has announced that the £224m children’s database, ContactPoint, will be delayed for five months, so that a full security review can take place, following last week’s HM Revenue and Customs child benefit data loss scandal. The new system, originally due to go live in spring 2008, has been postponed and is now due […]
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