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EMIS Access ‘could save millions’

Healthcare IT system supplier EMIS claims the NHS could save almost £300m a year if all UK adults used online
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NHS IT pros urged to ‘keep the faith’

The head of Kaiser Permanente’s Innovation Centre has urged NHS professionals engaged in health IT implementations to ‘keep the faith’,
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Thurrock Health Centre to use SCR

A walk-in centre and GP practice in Essex is to become the first NHS organisation in NHS East of England
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Burns and Burstow join health team

Two health ministers have been appointed to join health secretary Andrew Lansley at the Department of Health. The appointment of
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Personal View: John Cruickshank

The author of ‘Fixing NHS IT’ outlines his recommendations for a new government and urges ministers to take action within
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Yorks and Humber plans telehealth hub

NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is considering spending £1m on a telehealth hub as part of its cost-saving plans.
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Choose and Book reaches 20m referrals

NHS Connecting for Health has announced that 20m referrals have now been made through Choose and Book. The Department of Health’s
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Waltham Forest links RiO and C&B

NHS Waltham Forest has become the first primary care trust in London to link up its RiO electronic patient record
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Get consent 2 txt – MDU

GP practices are being advised to get patients’ explicit consent before communicating with them via text message. Latest advice from
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Boomers lead on personal health records

Personal health records have become a reality for millions of Americans, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference
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