East Kent Pathology Network digitises specimen requests
The East Kent Pathology Network has implemented a new information capture system called Indicus from information capture specialists Kofax, to electronically scan pathology specimen request forms. The new system should help East Kent Pathology Network – which covers four acute trusts – to better manage and process incoming pathology specimen request forms, saving time and […]
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Minister announces new telecare guidance on way
The government is to issue new guidance for social care commissioners to help make telecare more mainstream, it was revealed today. Speaking at the Laing and Buisson Telecare and Assistive Technology conference in London, the parliamentary under secretary for care services, Ivan Lewis, announced that new guidance on telecare was to be issues to […]
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Reports highlight telecare’s popularity
Research studies on the two biggest telecare projects in the UK have highlighted the popularity of the technology among users. One of the reports, Piloting Telecare in Kent County Council: The Key Lessons, focuses on use of telecare in Kent where 550 people are currently piloting a range of telecare interventions. The other study, Smart […]
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GP Pan User Group debates data migration
Concern about the costs of data migration under the new system choice initiative was voiced by representatives at the first meeting of the GP super user group set up by Connecting for Health. The GP Pan User Group (GP PUG) meeting spent its inaugural session hearing about the GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) initiative and […]
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Kent uses telehealth for chronic disease support
Kent County Council has launched a series of telehealth and telecare initiatives, in what it claims makes it one of the leading local authority users of new technology. The countywide Kent Telehealth scheme is a partnership between Viterion in the USA and Kent County Council, with KCC providing £1m funding for a pilot project to […]
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Laptop and mobile ban lifted in new MHRA guidelines
The Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidelines about the use of wireless communication and electronics in hospitals and clinics, saying that they ought to be seen as managed risks, rather than banned outright. A ban on mobile phones, laptop computers, handheld gaming devices, 2.5G and 3G is now “not required, and impossible […]
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