Confidentiality

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19 December 2002

The 12 Days of Christmas IT

Thanks to everyone who entered our Christmas wish list competition. Phil Graham, head of information management and technology at Blackpool,
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5 December 2002

CSW Builds HRI Prototype

CSW HealthĀ  has announced that it has developed a Health Records Infrastructure (HRI) prototype for South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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8 October 2002

NHS Information Charter Needed Says Consumers Association

The NHS should publish a charter outlining how it will share health information and service users must be given a
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3 October 2002

Homerton Launches Text Message Reminders

Homerton University Hospital, in East London, has became the first UK hospital to launch a mobile phone-based text messaging service,
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7 August 2002

CHI’s Reminders on Caldicott and Confidentiality

A browse through recent clinical governance reviews from the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) reveals that many trusts are being
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5 March 2002

Information Guidance on Shifting the Balance of Power

Guidance on maintaining or improving information flows and structures during the NHS’s Shifting the Balance of Power programme has been
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24 January 2002

Eli Lilly E-mail Lapse Highlight Need for Privacy Policies

Two news items from the US over the past week have highlighted the need for rigorous privacy policies when managing
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10 January 2002

Videophones to Link Deaf, Interpreters and Health Professionals

A new remote sign language interpretation service which uses a network of videophones to provide interpretation services in consultations between
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12 December 2001

Health Information More Popular than Games or Chat

More young people go online to search for health information than to play games, chat or take part in other
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11 December 2001

Torex Buys Oxhealth.com to Develop Electronic Health Records

In the latest of a string of recent acquisitions Torex Health has announced it is to purchase Oxhealth.com Ltd, in
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