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8 March 2004

Granger terminates EDS’s NHSmail contract

The National Programme for IT has terminated the £90 million NHSmail contract with Electronic Data Systems to provide email and
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4 March 2004

Parliamentary briefing paper sets out challenges for NPfIT

A new parliamentary briefing paper on the National Programme for IT has highlighted stakeholder involvement, communications, "imposing change on a
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4 March 2004

FDBE aims to cut drug dosing errors

First DataBank Europe (FDBE) has announced that it is working with the National Patient Safety Agency on a project to
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26 February 2004

Dawn of globalisation in health IT, Granger tells HIMSS

ORLANDO, Florida – The NHS National Programme for Information Technology is drawing interest on both sides of the Atlantic, a
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25 February 2004

MDU warns doctors of picture messaging dangers

The Medical Defence Union has advised doctors to think twice before using picture mobile phones to take and send digital
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23 February 2004

Microsoft denies ‘tailored software’ offer for NHS

Microsoft have denied weekend reports that they are to rewrite their core products on behalf of the NHS, but confirmed that they
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19 February 2004

IBM invests $250m in healthcare initiative

IBM today announced a $250m (£132m) global initiative over three years to boost its presence in healthcare.  The money will
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19 February 2004

BT awarded NHS broadband contract

BT has won the N3 (New National Network) contract to provide and manage a broadband network to link all NHS organisations
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17 February 2004

Harrogate GPs get order communications

GPs in Harrogate are now able to request pathology tests online using an order communications system implemented by Anglia Healthcare
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17 February 2004

US states push for e-health networks

Political leaders in Florida and Kentucky have announced similar plans to create state-wide e-health networks, to enable family physicians, hospitals,
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