Power to the people?
Will the information revolution drive choice and quality in the NHS? Fiona Barr weighs up the evidence.
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More doubt cast on impact of info
Presenting high quality data to patients is unlikely to directly drive improvements in the quality of care, according to a paper in the BMJ.
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Free computerised CBT for depression online
Free computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) for depression has been made available online after a deal between software developers Ultrasis and the Mental Health Foundation. The online self-help program, Depression Relief, is available for a free four-week trial from a link on the Mental Health Foundation website. The system is a cut-down version of Ultrasis’ […]
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Mobile version of Clinical Evidence launched
The BMJ Publishing Group and US knowledge management systems developers, Unbound Medicine, have launched a new mobile resource which gives clinicians full clinical evidence notes from the BMJ Clinical Evidence database The device will help clinicians make evidence-based decisions at a patient’s bedside using a personal digital assistant (PDA), allowing them to quickly review the […]
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Online STD tests offer results and advice
A website has been set up by a sexual health foundation in San Francisco that allows men to order STD tests and receive results and medical counselling online. The site, aimed primarily at gay and bisexual men, is funded by the San Francisco Department of Health and was created by the non-profit organisation Internet Sexuality […]
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