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22 August 2007

CfH benefits bigger than problems

The new NHS computer system is fraught with problems but offers huge benefits if clinicians play a greater role in
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22 August 2007

Patients need assurance on online health records

Patients need to be convinced that electronic personal health records (ePHRs) are safe and will benefit them, a group of
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21 August 2007

Some NPfIT PAS systems barely used

A number of Connecting for Health funded patient administration systems installed in primary care and community trusts, are only being
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21 August 2007

More recalling choice but figures remain low

Almost half of patients referred to hospital by their GP can recall being offered choice, according to fully published results
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20 August 2007

Most internet pharmacies unregulated

The majority of online drug retail websites operate without proper credentials and lack e-commerce security features, according to new research
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16 August 2007

Robotic future of patient care

As technology advances, robotics is the new revolutionary in healthcare. Kevin Fickenscher, MD and chief medical officer at Perot Systems
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15 August 2007

ASCC long list published

Connecting for Health has published the long list for its Additional Supply Capability and Capacity (ASCC) procurement with 116 companies
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15 August 2007

Barnet and Chase Farm switch on Cerner

Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first London hospital to go live with Cerner Millennium as
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14 August 2007

Everything you know is wrong

In a personal account of implementing NPfIT systems, Jeff Jacklin, former head of IT at Milton Keynes hospital explains the
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10 August 2007

Central Middlesex counts benefits of VoIP

Staff at the Central Middlesex Hospital, London, have benefited from a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system from Nortel
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