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10 September 2004

Health connectivity: the global holy grail

SAN FRANCISCO— The National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) may be the envy of many a country for its £6.2
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9 September 2004

Soaring Internet use for European health

Internet use in healthcare is expected to soar in Europe in the next four years, bringing electronic communication into the
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8 September 2004

Plymouth moves to IP telephony

NHS organisations in Plymouth are beginning the roll-out of one of the largest Internet Protocol (IP)-based telephone implementations yet seen
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2 September 2004

EMIS users urged to protest about systems choice

The head of the EMIS National User Group (NUG) has written to all EMIS users calling on them to lobby
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26 August 2004

The productivity guessing game

Introducing new IT systems should improve productivity - but how will the NHS know? Healthcare commentator, Roy Lilley, doubts whether
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23 August 2004

Biometric security used to access prison health records

Doctors working in prisons covered by Southwest Dorset Primary Care Trust (SWDPCT) are being asked to use biometric security to
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19 August 2004

Getting ready for the leap forward

With the National Programme for IT now geared up for delivery, Paul Charnley, regional implementation director for the North West
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18 August 2004

Nurses get wireless access to cancer records

The Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Merseyside, has installed a wireless nursing information system that allows bedside access to patient records.
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17 August 2004

Electronic patient records secure Athens Olympics

Electronic health records are providing an important piece of security around the Athens 2004 Olympics, thanks to a collaboration between
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13 August 2004

Six new companies brought under NPfIT banner

The National Programme for IT have announced six new “enterprise-wide" agreements between suppliers of software and hardware infrastructure and services,
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