Walsall and Orion work on heart failure pathways
Walsall Primary Care Trust and Orion Systems have been chosen to produce a national demonstrator system for the electronic support of care delivery to heart failure patients. The development follows on from previous successful collaborations on IT to support the coronary heart disease national service framework (NSF) pathways for myocardial infarction and stroke rehabilitation. The […]
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Relief Online for Mental Health Problems
Patients in a trust in north west England will soon be able to try out a new set multimedia programs to combat depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia. The 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust, which covers Halton, Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan & Leigh, is to trial the Ultrasis Relief Series a suite of online […]
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GP Poll Shows High Awareness of Broadband
81% of English GPs claim awareness of broadband, but they are less knowledgeable about its applications and sceptical about its power to improve the patient’s experience of the NHS, according to an NOP Poll. NOP interviewed 101 GPs in mid-December 2002 using the GPnet omnibus research panel. Asked to rate the importance of broadband benefits […]
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Survey Challenges Compulsory Patient Data Sharing
A new survey by ICM research finds that 95% of patients said they would not allow civil servants access to their medical records without having been asked first. The research, commissioned by the Patients Association, is published in the week the UK Government is expected to approve new laws that could provide the Secretary of […]
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Leapfrog Group Extends Reach
The Leapfrog Group, an alliance of US healthcare organisations dedicated to reducing avoidable medical mistakes through introducing technology and best practice standards, has announced that 12 new regions of the US are to adopt the group’s patient safety standards. According to research by the US Institute of Health tens of thousands of Americans die and […]
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Living Health TV Wins International Media Award
Living Health, the interactive digital health TV service, has won a top prize at the prestigious 10th International EMMA (Electronic Multimedia) Awards in Hamburg, Germany. The service was Voted "best interactive TV service" by a panel of 50 global industry experts, beating interactive media services from over 40 countries. Living Health is currently delivering the […]
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UK Government Warms to Open Source Software
The Cabinet Office has published a consultation paper on use of Open Source Software (OSS) within the UK Government sector –- including the NHS — that concludes the development of OSS represents a fundamental change in the software market. OSS, software whose source code is openly published, is usually available at no charge, and is […]
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Care Pathways Database Added to NELH
A list of over 2,000 care pathways, in use or under development in over 200 NHS organisations, has been added to the National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) in a new care pathways database. The new database is intended to help cut down on duplication of effort, improve collaboration and speed up the implementation of […]
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