Mobile Solutions Village on show
One of the highlights of the E-Health Insider Live ’09 exhibition will be the O2 and BlackBerry Mobile Solutions Village. The two suppliers will showcase NHS customers who are using their applications and technology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of community and hospital based staff. Daniel Morrison-Gardiner, head of BlackBerry’s healthcare group, said: “We […]
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EHI Awards finalists unveiled
BlackBerry transplant system trialled
Liver surgeons and transplant coordinators at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust have started using BlackBerrys to help to determine suitable donor recipients from transplant waiting lists.
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UCLH signs £10m communications contract
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed a seven-year contract for all its mobile and fixed-line communications. The £10m managed service contract was awarded to Azzurri Communications, which will be working across all six hospitals within the trust. UCLH is one of the largest and most complex trusts in the UK. James Thomas, […]
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Pearl Medical ceases to trade
Pearl Medical, which provided a BlackBerry mobile device to more than 2,000 GPs, has ceased to trade. The company was acquired by market research company Opinion Health earlier this year, but has announced on its website that it ceased to trade with effect from 11 November. A statement adds: “The business has unfortunately not been […]
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Opinion Health acquires Pearl Medical
More than 400 GPs provided with a BlackBerry mobile device by Pearl Medical have been told their contract will be cancelled or offered different terms following an acquisition of the company by another firm. Pearl Medical has been acquired by Opinion Health, a market research company targeting the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector and with a […]
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Anoto enables BlackBerry integration to digital pen
Swedish digital pen and paper specialist, Anoto, has partnered with wireless BlackBerry platform developer, PaperIQ, to enable digital pen and paper input to be wirelessly transmitted to the character recognition system. The Anoto Digital Pen Integration Kit for BlackBerry provides users with everything required to integrate Anoto’s digital pen technology with a BlackBerry smartphone application […]
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N3 problems leave users unable to access internet
An update to the internet gateway of the NHS’s new national network (N3) continues to create problems for users accessing the internet, with NHS staff reporting either very slow connections or being unable to access e-mails on mobile devices. On Wednesday Connecting for Health’s service status site was reporting "internet gateway issues" on N3. The […]
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EMIS to pilot GP records access via BlackBerry
GP computer supplier EMIS is to pilot GP access to patient records via a BlackBerry mobile device from next month. The GP Access system will enable GPs to view any of their patients’ records, initially on a read-only basis, while away from the surgery using a BlackBerry. The service has been developed with PAERS, a […]
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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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