Pharmacy IT award nominations now open
The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists have opened nominations for their 2006 annual award for innovative use of information technology within pharmacies, sponsored by First DataBank. The ‘First DataBank Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists Information Technology Award’, which is worth £2500, was set four years ago to encourage new ideas and best practice from pharmacists using IT. […]
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Data remember
Data transferred between GP systems must be scrupulously examined for errors. E-Health Insider looks at the issues involved and where the responsibilities lie.
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Online education used to combat hospital infections
A new internet education service launched this week aims to give health workers in Scotland immediate access to latest information on healthcare associated infections (HAI). Health Minister Andy Kerr said the initiative, provided by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), would help in the fight against HAI by providing frontline NHS staff with knowledge on best […]
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E-Health Innovation Awards winners announced
Health technology projects that help diabetic patients, speed up results reporting for X-rays and scans and deliver vital information for organ transplant teams were among the winning entries in the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health Insider, have been designed to highlight the application and use of innovative ICT […]
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PA calls for electronic tracking of medical devices
The Patients Association has called for the NHS to introduce modern electronic ‘data capture’ systems to enable individual medical devices and surgical instruments to be effectively tracked to improve patient safety. With many NHS trusts still using paper-based systems to record instrument usage and track devices both on site and through offsite sterilization facilities, the […]
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IT input for nurses
E-Health Insider speaks to Sharon Levy from the RCN about what steps NPfIT needs to take to engage with nurses, and how the RCN is planning to argue the case for the profession.
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Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead
Bob Allen, interim chief executive of the new Information Centre for Health and Social Care, has spoken to E-Health Insider about the centre’s responsibilities when it comes into being as a special authority on 1 April, 2005. The centre takes over some of the role of the NHS Information Authority, which is to be disbanded […]
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Better information on doctors vital, says Shipman report
The GMC needs to improve the information available online about the registration history of doctors and whether any action has been taken against them in the past, the fifth report from the Shipman Inquiry has concluded. Several of the over 100 recommendations made by the fifth report of the Shipman Inquiry relate to making it […]
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BT signs £108 million deal with Perot for London
Perot Systems Corporation has signed a six and a half-year contract with BT to help deliver the integrated local electronic patient record application and system for London under the NHS National programme for IT. The total value of the contract is estimated at £108 million. Under the deal Perot will provide its clinical transformation expertise […]
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Volunteers needed for NHS Office UI testing
Volunteer health professionals are needed by Microsoft and the National Programme for IT to provide user feedback on the development of the bespoke Microsoft Windows and Office for the NHS. The call for participation came at last week’s Care Record Development Board (CRDB) conference at a session devoted to exploring how the new bespoke interface for […]
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