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5 November 2008

Healthcare Interoperability: read all about it

Almost 400 delegates attended E-Health Insider’s event in Birmingham at an interesting time for NHS IT. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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4 November 2008

DH launches consultation on QoF

The Department of Health has launched a consultation on its plans for the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The DH is
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30 October 2008

NPfIT ‘misconceived’: O’Brien

Shadow health minister Stephen O’Brien has launched a stinging attack on the National Programme for IT in the NHS at
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29 October 2008

Personal view: Derek Hodgson

Derek Hodgson, head of telecommunications for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, takes on 08 numbers.
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29 October 2008

2008 ‘a year of data breaches’

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has expressed concern about continued data breaches from the public sector – almost a year after
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29 October 2008

Germany to accredit online pharmacies

The German Ministry of Health is working on a new interactive labelling system to increase public confidence in online pharmacies.
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29 October 2008

IT crucial for full engagement, report argues

The NHS needs to make greater use of information and web 2.0 technologies if individuals are to engage more with
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24 October 2008

DH wants ISO equivalent for health information

The Department of Health is tendering for an organisation to run a scheme to accredit health and social care information
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23 October 2008

Healthcare Interoperability Preview 3

Stephen O’Brien tells Jon Hoeksma that interoperability is the starting point for future Conservative healthcare IT strategy.
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21 October 2008

DigiTV receives EC funding for telecare

A digital TV initiative for public services run by Kirklees Council has won European Commission funding to develop interactive health
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