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Securing NHS Care Records

Duncan McNeil, chief technology officer for the National Programme for IT, explains how new NHS Smartcards will be used to restrict access to patient information.

Flexibility key, says Forrest

In an exclusive interview, Martyn Forrest, Regional Implementation Director for the North East of England sets out the challenges of making sure NPfIT is delivered.

Release the pharmacists

Better application of technology could take the administrative burden away from hospital pharmacists, leaving them free to concentrate on patient care.

Speak for yourself

New developments in speech recognition technology could make it a useful tool for clinicians, says Marcel Wassink of Philips.

Implementing PACS

Dr Mahibur Rahman explains the benefits and costs of introducing picture archiving, and shows what can happen if things go wrong.