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11 August 2004

Web-based dermatology system installed in Kent

Medway NHS Trust, in Kent, have installed a new internet-based teledermatology system that allows doctors in remote locations to make
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9 August 2004

First QMAS system fully approved in NPfIT pilot

The National Programme for IT have rubber-stamped the first clinical software system for use with the new Quality Management and
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5 August 2004

The Quality Management and Analysis System (QMAS)

The quality and outcomes framework (QoF) is designed to reward practices for the quality of care offered to their patients
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4 August 2004

SMS reminds patients of upcoming appointments

A new system that sends GP appointment reminders to patients over SMS which partially integrates into existing electronic appointment record
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4 August 2004

Norfolk hospital gets electronic cancer care system

A hospital in East Anglia has installed an electronic cancer management system in its oncology department, which is designed to bring greater
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30 July 2004

Tele-echography robot allows remote patient scans

A university research team has developed a robotic device that allows a doctor to examine a patient in a remote
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29 July 2004

Evidence of e-health benefits needed, says IPPR report

A new report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has highlighted the lack of reliable research into the
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29 July 2004

NPfIT receives Big Brother award for privacy fears

The National Programme for IT has won “Most Appalling Project" at Privacy International’s 6th Annual UK Big Brother awards at
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28 July 2004

Trusts refuse to pay suppliers’ legacy upgrade costs

The National Programme for IT’s policy on legacy systems is causing confusion among trusts and suppliers over who should pay
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22 July 2004

NHSIA axed in arm’s-length bodies review

A long-anticipated axe fell on the NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) today when its abolition was announced as part of the
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