EDS Signs $142m Deal for NHS Directory and e-Mail Service
IT services multinational, EDS, has finalised a $142m (£91m) deal to develop and deliver a full e-mail and directory service for NHS staff. EDS was first announced as the preferred bidder for the contract in May when the company was chosen ahead of Syntegra, the networking arm of British Telecom. The new service will give […]
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e-Lock Secures UK Drug Database Samples
Samples in the UK’s leading comprehensive drug identification database are kept secure by E-lock, rather than old style locks and keys. The database, kept at St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, contains 17,000 samples of tablets and capsules ranging from illicit drugs to herbal remedies and even confectionery that may be mistaken for drugs. Sound […]
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Coventry and Walsgrave Pick ULTRA Labs
Triple G Systems Group, Inc., a Canadian-based provider of clinical laboratory automation software, has announced that University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have signed a contract for the ULTRA Laboratory Information System (LIS). The company will supply the NHS trust with the general lab (haematology and biochemistry), microbiology, blood bank, cellular pathology/cytology modules of […]
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Mid-Cheshire Selects IMS Maxims
IMS Maxims plc has announced it has signed a contract for its care pathways and results reporting system to Mid-Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust. The initial five year contract will link five core specialties to the trust’s iSoft-supplied Patient Administration System (PAS) and form the basis for level 3 EPR throughout the Trust. The five-year contract […]
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Ultrasis Announces CalmHeart Sale
Ultrasis plc, the interactive healthcare company, has announced that it has secured an order for CalmHeart NSF, its NHSnet enabled clinical education product. The CalmHeart product is a patient focused interactive education and motivational tool for coronary heart disease. It is designed to help clinicians in the assessment, risk stratification and monitoring of patients. Ultrasis […]
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3-D Head Launched on NeLH
The UK National Electronic Library for Health (NeLH) has announced that the latest online resource to be added to the NHS’s online electronic library will be the world’s first complete 3-D anatomical model of the head and neck. Created by London-based Primal Pictures, this resource shows every anatomical structure in 3-D in great detail, and […]
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Advice Paves the Way for National Clinical Audit
Advice is published this week on the National Clinical Audit Support Programme (NCASP) which will eventually yield comparative data on the performance of clinical services and on individual practitioners. The programme forms part of the government’s response to the Kennedy Report on child heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary between 1984 and 95. Kennedy […]
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New Zealand Launches Online Register of Doctors
The New Zealand Medical Council has launched an online register of doctors that enables members of the public to freely check the details of 10,000 doctors. The register contains details of each doctor’s qualifications and any restrictions on their practice. The register also confirms whether a doctor holds a practising certificate, and the type and date […]
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Bristol Chooses Paris Records System
Bristol City Council, the largest unitary authority in England, has selected supplier in4tek to supply its Paris electronic record systems and IT solutions from in4tek to support Bristol’s Social Services and Health Department’s goal of delivering integrated care. The integrated records system will be introduced over the next two years, beginning with a six month pilot […]
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More Women Seek Online Health Information
A new European survey has found women are more likely than men to seek health information online. Although men are far more likely to use the internet for general use and to send emails than women, the survey finds that women are 12 per cent more likely than men to use the Internet to search […]
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