Heartlands rolls out JAC e-prescribing system
Birmingham’s Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has started to roll out a JAC e-prescribing system across all three of its acute-care sites. The project, which JAC claims is the largest of its kind in the UK, will see company’s Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system deployed to cover 1,800 beds and all the […]
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Health security defeats RAF testers
A team of RAF security experts recently spent three days attempting to penetrate the wireless networking component of a managed service covering healthcare for British Forces in Germany – and failed. The secure networking is part of a managed service, PAS 2.0, built and hosted by Dataline Software for Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation […]
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EU sets e-health map for 2009
Ilias Iakovidis and Michael Palmer tell E-Health Europe’s Outi Alapekkala how e-health will develop in 2009 and far beyond.
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OLPC has potential for health
Computers provided to children in developing countries as part of the One Laptop One Child initiative could also be used to deliver health education and healthcare, according to a new report. Researchers from the National Library of Medicine in the US looked at how the laptops could be used in medical settings and concluded that […]
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Blackpool upgrades infrastructure
Fylde and Wyre Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a five year deal with BT to upgrade its IT communications infrastructure. The upgrade at the trust’s main Victoria Hospital site will include the roll out of an Internet Protocol based telephone system and a complete computer network upgrade to support the new infrastructure. The system […]
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Nottingham PCT rolls out IP communications
Nottingham Primary Care trust has rolled out a modern communications network to cover the city centre, county and surrounding districts. The PCT issued a tender for a technology refresh in January 2007, indicating that it wanted to develop its infrastructure to meet emerging business needs and take advantage of new technologies. The ability to network […]
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Just champion
Sue Rushbrook won the Healthcare ICT Champion of the Year award for her work on a voice and data network that has now been integrated with core computer systems.
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Fujitsu Siemens launches health tablet PC
Fujitsu Siemens computers has launched the ESPRIMO MA, a mobile tablet PC for the health sector.
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Remote access across North Mersey
North Mersey Health Informatics Service has implemented a remote access solution for community-based clinicians, using laptops and 3G services. Already, 90 clinicians who work in Mersey Care Trust’s learning disabilities directorate have been equipped with lightweight laptops and 3G wireless data cards, allowing them to access clinical information systems, email and electronic diaries. An independent evaluation by […]
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BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008: live on the night
Almost 400 people gathered at the Millennium Mayfair hotel for the BT e-Health Insider Awards 2008. Lyn Whitfield was among them.
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