NHS 111 to screen for Ebola
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced yesterday that NHS 111 call handlers will screen callers for Ebola as part of new measures put in place to prepare for cases of the disease in the UK
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Six months after Microsoft ended support for Windows XP, EHI has launched a short survey to assess how much of an issue it remains for trusts.
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Confed wants e-mental health strategy
The Department of Health and NHS England should create a national strategy for e-mental health and invest in a national programme to support this, says a report by NHS Confederation.
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Hunt extends Challenge Fund by £100m
The government will extend its £50m primary care Challenge Fund by a further £100m, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
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Hull delays Lorenzo go-live until 2015
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has delayed the go-live of its Lorenzo electronic patient record system until April 2015.
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Data transparency site launched
The Department of Health has launched a new NHS website to improve the transparency of health data by providing easier access to information about health and care providers.
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MTG calls for infection control tech
The Medical Technology Group has called on the Department of Health to develop a strategy for the use of technology in infection control.
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Made to measure
Dose monitoring should deliver many benefits, but it’s proving hard to sell to NHS trusts. Kim Thomas reports ahead of the annual meeting of the UK Imaging Informatics Group this autumn.
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PKB will add genomics to records
Patients Know Best has formed a partnership with Tute Genomics to create genomic profiles for patients as part of their health record.
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Break down information silos – Poulter
Breaking down information silos between different health providers is essential if the government is to successfully join up health and social care, health minister Dr Dan Poulter has said.
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