Leicester to cut HAIs with software
Leicester’s hospitals have launched a new computer-based infection prevention system designed to help cut hospital acquired infections.
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Data published as Whitehall is reviewed
The Department of Health has confirmed that BT’s new local service provider deal for London is one of the contracts that will be reviewed by the new government to ensure value for money. A joint Treasury and Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Group, led by Paymaster General Francis Maude, is examining all new contracts worth […]
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Mid Essex goes wireless to blast bugs
Broomfield Hospital, part of Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, is to extend its Aerohive Networks’ wireless local area network infrastructure. The hospital is to add a further 300 access points to cover a new, five storey wing that will house 365 beds, five operating theatres, the A&E department, maternity unit, pharmacy and helipad. A key use […]
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ICNet secures Irish contract
ICNet International has won a contract from the Irish Health Executive to install its healthcare associated infection surveillance and case management software at three hospitals. ICNet will be installed at Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick, University College Hospital Galway and Kerry General Hospital in Tralee. Managing director Katie Houghton said: “These three hospitals are the […]
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Online education used to combat hospital infections
A new internet education service launched this week aims to give health workers in Scotland immediate access to latest information on healthcare associated infections (HAI). Health Minister Andy Kerr said the initiative, provided by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), would help in the fight against HAI by providing frontline NHS staff with knowledge on best […]
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