Revamped clinical system for stoma nurses launched
Satellite navigation, voice recognition and a group calendar all feature in a newly-revamped patient management system devised for specialist stoma nurses. The system, named Mime, was unveiled last week to stoma nurses at a conference in Cheshire hosted by manufacturer, Coloplast, which developed it. The firm, one of the main suppliers of ostomy equipment, has […]
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First full rollout of e-MAS service claimed
Co-operative Group Pharmacy is claiming that it has become the first in Scotland to implement the electronic Minor Ailments Service (e-MAS) across all of its sites, part of a contract that allows pharmacists to dispense medication for easily-spotted conditions. All 39 pharmacies across the country are now linked into NHSnet and training has now […]
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Online lottery for NHS dentist registration
A company contracted to set up eight new NHS dental practices in North Wales are encouraging prospective patients to apply for registration online or by text, to prevent people from queuing up outside to register. Online and text list application was stipulated by the local health boards as part of the tender for supplying NHS […]
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Ardentia acquires InFocus Health
Healthcare performance management software provider Ardentia has announced the acquisition of InFocus Health, whose information analysis solution Hippo21 is used predominantly in Wales, Scotland and the South of England. The sale brings together two businesses both offering business intelligence products to the health sector and Ardentia says the two companies will continue to operate separately. […]
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iSoft believes speculation on finances ‘unfounded’
iSoft, the health service software specialist, was yesterday forced to issue a stock market statement denying it is in financial difficulties on a day that its shares plunged by 47% at one point. Financial reports indicated that iSoft’s dramatic falls, occurred on the back of rumours that the NHS was seeking to end the firm’s […]
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EHRs cause behaviour changes in doctors, says study
A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine has revealed that family doctors who use electronic health records instead of paper while in surgery are developing very different consulting styles. Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University and Multnomah County Health Department, in Portland, interviewed patients, GPs and nurse practitioners, and viewed videotapes of […]
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GPs demand ‘urgent action’ on GPASS
Leading GP IT representatives have written to Scottish health minister Andy Kerr to demand urgent action to improve the GPASS computer system. The letter sent by the chairs of the joint IT committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners and the General Practitioner Committee claims GPASS is not fit for purpose, is putting patient […]
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Patient surveys launched into hospital call costs
A national campaign to discover the views of patients and visitors hospital bedside television and telephone services has been launched by the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health. The campaign, which is being undertaken by Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Forums across England, will for the first time give consumers of these […]
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Bluetooth ID badge handwashing monitor proposed
A team of academics, clinicians and computer scientists have developed a system that uses a Bluetooth-based wearable ID tag to monitor and log whether staff and vistors on an intensive care ward have washed their hands. The as-yet unnamed system was developed by clinicians at the University of Manchester and computer scientists at the University […]
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European healthcare IT outsourcing set to grow
A new market report has predicted that rising healthcare costs and the rising complexity of healthcare IT systems will compel European hospitals to outsource their IT needs. The Frost & Sullivan report also says that increasing public sector support of IT modernisation initiatives across Europe are creating “significant opportunities” for healthcare IT vendors and service […]
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