Irish Cancer Centre links to US
The Beacon Hospital Cancer Centre has been launched in Ireland by US-based University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre and will be one of the first cancer centres to use remote data management software. The Dublin-based cancer centre will provide Ireland’s population with access to state-of-the-art oncology IT including hi-tech radiation therapy and the ability to access […]
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Patient Opinion website extends across England
Patient Opinion, the independent website founded by a Sheffield GP for recording good and bad comments on hospital care, goes nationwide across England this week. Set up in 2005, the website has been piloted over the last 20 months, mainly in selected areas, and enables patients to share the story of their care and rate […]
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Consumer is king in wireless health
More consumer-driven wireless developments are on the horizon as mobile technology enjoys wider adoption in healthcare.
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Agfa launch ORBIS EPR to UK market
Agfa HealthCare has launched its proven ORBIS electronic patient record system in the UK for the first time. The software is already used by 800 hospitals internationally. The system is Agfa’s most comprehensive hospital-wide clinical information system which delivers a complete electronic patient record as well as modules for scheduling, activity management and communication software. […]
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Isle of Man chooses System C for major contract
System C has won a £7.5m contract to provide an integrated island-wide healthcare IT service in the Isle of Man. The contract was won against stiff competition with senior sources confirming reports that iSoft and Cerner, contractors to provide systems for the NHS in England, were in the running. Nobles Hospital in Douglas and the […]
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Ireland’s Systems Solutions merges with Medicom
Systems Solutions, a provider of software systems to the Irish pharmacy sector has announced it is to merge with Medicom, the leading provider of software to the Irish GP sector. The deal will create one of Ireland’s largest health ICT companies. Under the deal Systems Solutions will acquire the majority stake in Medicom. The resulting […]
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Northern Ireland to invest in telehealth
Northern Ireland health minister, Paul Goggins, has announced a £1m investment in telehealth and telemedicine initiatives across the country. The announcement follows a telehealth seminar in Northern Ireland, hosted by the Belfast Boston Connection earlier this month. Goggins said: “We live in remarkable times and we have technologies that have the potential to bring […]
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iSoft wins pathology contract extensions
iSoft have secured three-year contract extensions to four of their NHS contracts for support and maintenance of its laboratory information systems (LIS) in a deal worth £2.7m. Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lothian, St Mary’s, Paddington, and Salford Royal Hospitals have all renewed their existing LIS contracts with the software provider. A spokesperson from iSoft told […]
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iSoft goes live with results reporting in Ireland
iSoft have announced that it is rolling out its iPM results reporting module across all sites in the Bon Secours private hospital group in Ireland following a successful six-month pilot. The pilot of the browser-based results access system took place across five wards in the 343-bed Cork site. Previously, test results were distributed twice daily […]
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Nurses ‘losing enthusiasm’ for NHS IT reform
The number of nurses across the UK who believe in the benefits of IT reform in the NHS is falling, says the latest Nursix survey published by the Royal College of Nursing. Around 56% of nurses now say that IT reform is likely to improve clinical care and 49% agree that it will improve their […]
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