Warning on internet STI treatments
People with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are putting themselves at risk by buying treatments over the internet, according to research by the University of East Anglia. In a study of 77 treatments, found through search engine results, fewer than a quarter of internet vendors gave information on potential side effects of their treatments. Most also failed to […]
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Use IT more to promote safety, says WHO
The World Health Organisation has called on health bodies to use IT more for data collection in healthcare settings to promote safety and reduce adverse events. The call for action is one of ten points raised at the recent Patient Safety Research conference in Porto, Portugal – organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s World […]
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BT’s contract reset completed
BT has confirmed that it is ‘well underway’ with its ‘best of breed’ approach, after completing contract renegotiations with Connecting for Health in the summer. A BT spokesperson confirmed to E-Health Insider that the transition had been made ‘some time ago’, but was unable to say exactly when the transition was made. BT Health’s managing […]
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EMIS supplies white label software for pilot
GP system supplier, Emis is supporting a key part of Wales’ Informing Healthcare programme by providing the company’s software on a ‘white label’ basis for the first time. My Health Online – the new health website for Wales – is using software designed by Emis to facilitate the trial of new patient services such as […]
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Major trial of PHRs starts in Germany
Germany’s largest health insurance fund, Barmer, is working with InterComponentWare AG (ICW) on a three year research study looking at the benefits and acceptance of personal health records. Barmer will use ICW’s web-based LifeSensor technology to offer a personal health record to its seven million members at a cost of 23.80 Euros per individual per year, […]
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Interface issues delay Salisbury iPM deployment
Salisbury Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, one of the ‘Southern Seven’ sites controlled by CSC, was forced to postpone deployment of its new iSoft iPM patient administration system, due to a printer problem which delayed the start-up of computers by up to two minutes. The trust was due to go live on the weekend of 10-11 November, […]
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Health records a target for ‘the wicked’
Richard Jeavons, senior responsible owner for service implementation at Connecting for Health has admitted to the Commons Home Affairs Committee that the NHS Care Records Service database is open to misuse by “the wicked”. Given evidence to the committee, as part of their inquiry into ‘A Surveillance Society’, Jeavons, who is also director of IT […]
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Revenue blunder is a lesson for public bodies
The Information Commissioner has highlighted the importance of tight security and data protection in public sector bodies, following the security lapse at HM Revenue and Customs (HRMC) leading to the disappearance of discs containing the personal data of 25m people. Last night the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, confirmed that two computer discs holding the personal details […]
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EPRs support new clinic for spina bifida care
The Scottish Spina Bifida Association (SSBA) has completed a pilot study of a ‘one stop’ health check clinic, using AxSys’ Excellicare to store users’ electronic patient records. The clinic, which ran in a specially built family support centre based in the association’s headquarters, was piloted with 30 users aged under 25, who agreed or had parental consent […]
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Single info governance board plans unveiled
Full details of the cost and role of the new National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care were published this week following the introduction of the Health and Social Care Bill to the House of Commons. The bill confirms that the new board will have responsibility for the NHS Care Record Guarantee for […]
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