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13 July 2005

N3 problems may hinder PACS use

  Problems with the new NHS broadband links, known as N3, have left some NHS hospitals with computer connections speeds
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11 July 2005

Philips buys US PACS firm Stentor

  Royal Philips Electronics is to acquire Stentor, a US firm specialising in picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for
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8 July 2005

NHS Direct may lack capacity to handle OOH calls

NHS Direct may have insufficient capacity to manage out of hours (OOH) care in the integrated fashion envisaged by the
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8 July 2005

Secondary uses pose confidentiality challenge

Meeting the NHS’s need for more information while supporting individuals’ rights to confidentiality is a key challenge for the Secondary
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5 July 2005

Cystic fibrosis patients test out mobile support

Encouraging early results have been seen in trials of a mobile device to support people living with the life-limiting genetic
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4 July 2005

Technology key to transformed ambulance services

Electronic patient records and the planned central repository for patient information will be vital components of many the changes needed
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1 July 2005

Comments invited for NHS electronic record guidance

  The Department of Health has issued a revised version of its guidance for records management in the NHS to
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24 June 2005

Knowledge base for non-NHS audience launched

  The NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has launched a public version of its Clinical and Health
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23 June 2005

UCLH makes switch to Carecast

University College London Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first in the country to go live with the new electronic
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23 June 2005

National A+E system begins rollout in Scotland

iSOFT has announced the first implementation of a Scotland-wide A&E informatics system in NHS Grampian. The Emergency Department Information System
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