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3 July 2002

Technology Key to Engaging Children in Healthcare

Making better use of modern communications technologies is a strong strand running through a new government action plan to improve
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3 July 2002

Home Office to Consult on Smart ID Cards

The Home Office is to publish proposals to introduce identity cards in the UK, based on smart card technology, with
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25 June 2002

DH Outsources IT Services to CSC

The Department of Health has awarded a seven year contract to outsource its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services to
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20 June 2002

Monaghan Promises IT Procurement Strategy by July

Last week saw the publication of the new NHS IT implementation strategy, ‘Delivering 21st Century IT Support’ , as reported
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20 June 2002

South Staffs Launches Community-wide Electronic Records

South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust has gone live with an enterprise-wide, patient information system, PiMS, which provides staff with real
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18 June 2002

iSOFT Acquires Northgate Healthcare Business

Fast growing UK Health IT firm iSOFT has announced that it has agreed to buy rival Northgate Healthcare Business from
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11 June 2002

Australia Funds Research into Open Source EHR

The Australian Government has taken another step towards its plan to introduce a ‘lifetime’ electronic health record system following the
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5 June 2002

Scotland Invests in Joined up Health and Social Care

The Scottish Executive announced last week that it will invest in developing data sharing and common data standards to help
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30 May 2002

DH Preparing Ā£5 Billion IT Strategy

This week E-Health Insider provides an advance preview of the yet to be released, yet to be approved, draft implementation
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27 May 2002

Health Data Protection Group Formed

The first meeting of the new Health Records and Data Protection Review Group, set up to advise the Government on
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