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Political row over NPfIT: London on hold

A political row has broken out over the National Programme for IT in the NHS, following press reports that it
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Choose and Book record for daily bookings

A record number of daily bookings were made through Choose and Book following its latest upgrade, NHS Connecting for Health has announced. The IT
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Philips and King’s College to collaborate

Philips and King's College London have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on research into heart disease over the
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Sunquest to buy Anglia Healthcare Systems

US laboratory systems firm, Sunquest Information Systems Inc, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire UK firm Anglia Healthcare Systems.
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Paramedic students trained using Second Life

The ‘collapsed clubber’ is one of five   scenarios students can expect to encounter   in the Second Life training
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Health check highlights record keeping issues

The Healthcare Commission has once again identified record keeping as one of the weakest areas of NHS performance in its
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Child immunisation software ‘creating risks’

The interim child health system in London is creating risks to the effective running of the childhood immunisation programme, according
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Great Ideas

Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust’s Shanaz Sohal and Jo Murfett discuss its blood tracking pilot.
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DH invests £11m in dental IT training

The DH has announced it will give an extra £11m to ten of the 11 dental teaching hospitals in England,
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PCTs increase Choose and Book incentives

A London PCT is to pay its GPs £3.50 for every referral made under Choose and Book as trusts step
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