NPfIT clinical leads to attend HC2005
The British Computer Society Health Informatics Forum (BCSHIF) have announced two new sessions at next week’s Healthcare Computing 2005 (HC2005) conference in Harrogate where delegates will have the opportunity to meet that National Programme for IT’s clinical leads. The two sessions will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. The leads will also be joining the […]
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Pathology links system said to be unsafe
The pathology links system is delivering inappropriately coded results in England which make it clinically unsafe because the codes used do not detail the result of the tests performed, a leading GP IT representative is warning. Dr Paul Cundy, a GP in Wimbledon and joint chairman of the GPC/RCGP IT committee, said the GPC has […]
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IT input for nurses
E-Health Insider speaks to Sharon Levy from the RCN about what steps NPfIT needs to take to engage with nurses, and how the RCN is planning to argue the case for the profession.
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NPfIT urged to communicate with nurses
The Royal College of Nursing have called for better communication between nursing staff and the National Programme for IT, and have offered to help the programme reach out and talk to them. Sharon Levy, Informatics Adviser at the RCN, speaking at the ‘Practical Steps to Implementation of NPfIT’ conference in London, said that nurses "have to […]
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New clinical representative groups to be established
A series of new clinical representative groups are to be established to provide a direct link for the first time between the Royal Colleges and various health professionals’ bodies and the NHS National programme for IT (NPfIT). E-Health Insider can exclusively reveal that three new bodies will be established: a new medical informatics group will […]
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Interactive London PCT map shows STD increase
An online interactive map that shows incidences of STD cases in London over the past seven years has been published by researchers at the University of Bath with the intention of improving planning and monitoring of sexual health services. The map, which is plotted in the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) language with GeoReveal software, shows […]
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GPs urge rethink on Choose and Book
Primary care trusts (PCTs) will fail to persuade GPs to use Choose and Book unless the system is overhauled, according to GP representatives. In the meantime, PCTs look likely to direct most of the work via Booking Management Services (BMS) with only GP enthusiasts booking appointments themselves. Dr Paul Cundy, chair of the BMA’s General […]
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Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead
Bob Allen, interim chief executive of the new Information Centre for Health and Social Care, has spoken to E-Health Insider about the centre’s responsibilities when it comes into being as a special authority on 1 April, 2005. The centre takes over some of the role of the NHS Information Authority, which is to be disbanded […]
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Digital pen makes light work of filling out care forms
A digital pen and paper system that records handwriting for ‘playback’ into text could be a boon for healthcare workers and cut down on data entry, according to the manufacturers. The HP Forms Automation System (HP FAS, right) looks exactly like a pen, but when used on a special preprinted form, can create completed forms in PDF format or text through handwriting recognition […]
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Live appointment booking cuts waiting times
The introduction of a live patient booking system has resulted in a dramatic reduction of waiting lists and missed appointments for specialist therapy care in Leicestershire, according to the software manufacturers. Ethitec, makers of the Tiara 9 specialist administration, records and appointment-booking software, have claimed that introducing a live appointments system based in a call […]
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