Information is a Board Issue says NHS Chief
NHS chief executive, Nigel Crisp, has issued a firm reminder to chairs and chief executives that data quality is their responsibility. In the latest Chief Executive’s Bulletin, Mr Crisp, writes, “Data quality is an issue for NHS boards and senior managers. It is not something to be left solely to information specialists.” He refers to […]
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NHS LifeHouse to Test Patient Smart Cards
A study by NHS LifeHouse , a London NHS R&D funded group, is to begin later this year to assess the feasibility of electronic patient smart cards is set to begin in Hillingdon, London. The project, which aims to begin by the autumn, will look at the feasibility of issuing a smart card to all […]
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New NeLH Service for Midwives and Pregnant Women
The National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) has opened up a new information section to support care for mothers and babies. The new service is the result of a partnership between the NeLH and MIDIRS – the Midwifery Information and Resource Service. Midwives and pregnant women can now view or download essential information produced by […]
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No Funding for IT Development Projects
The Department of Health has failed to secure extra funding for a series of development projects that had been thought vital to demonstrate how the latest generation of information technology could be applied to the NHS. The decision suggests that the Treasury and DH do not believe that a further series of demonstrator projects are […]
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EDS is Preferred Supplier for NHS National e-Mail
EDS was named by the NHS Information Authority this week as the new preferred supplier for the NHS national e-mail service. The IT services multinational, which also handles substantial projects for the Inland Revenue and the Department for Work and Pensions and other government departments, was chosen ahead of Syntegra, the networking arm of British […]
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Survey Challenges Compulsory Patient Data Sharing
A new survey by ICM research finds that 95% of patients said they would not allow civil servants access to their medical records without having been asked first. The research, commissioned by the Patients Association, is published in the week the UK Government is expected to approve new laws that could provide the Secretary of […]
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British Midland Installs Tempus Telemedicine System
BMI British Midland has installed a new telemedicine system on its planes flying long-haul flights to provide improved care to patients should they become ill in flight. The airline has introduced the Tempus 2000, a passenger health monitoring system, developed by Hampshire-based Remote Diagnostic Technologies (RDT), on transatlantic flights from Manchester. In the event of an […]
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Patient Access to Records via the Net on Trial
Bury Knowle Health Centre, one of the ERDIP pilot sites for patient access to electronic records, is testing out a new software module that enables access via the internet. Bury Knowle is in the process of contacting patients to invite them to discuss the issues and processes involved in accessing their records. Those who want […]
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Steady Growth in “Cyberchondria”
Eighty percent of American adults who have access to the internet have used it to seek health or medical information, compared to 75% surveyed at the same time in 2001, according to market research by US pollsters, Harris Interactive. However, among these health information seekers – dubbed “cyberchondriacs” by Harris – only a small proportion […]
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“Scope for Improvement” on NHS e-Procurement
Only 14% of NHS trusts have fully integrated computer systems capable of managing electronic requisitioning, ordering, invoice matching and payment, according to an Audit Commission review of procurement and supply. The commission says that significant improvements have been made in the priority given to procurement and supply since its 1996 report, Goods for Your Health, […]
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