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3 January 2007

Practices encouraged to use new 03 numbers

GP practices are to be encouraged to adopt a new 03 telephone number or use a local geographic number for
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27 December 2006

i-Contact aims to combat missed appointments

A new web-based communications engine called i-Contact has been developed to help GPs combat the problem of missed appointments. The
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20 December 2006

Rewiring Long Term Care

As major work starts on 'demonstrators' for e-enabled long term care, Colin Jervis analyses the challenge.
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6 December 2006

Ealing PCT uses text message technology

Ealing Primary Care Trust has launched a mobile phone text message appointment reminder service for 130,000 patients attending 22 of
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13 November 2006

New GPS telecare bracelet to go on sale

Canadian mobile technology specialists Medical Intelligence Technologies Inc. has signed a letter of intent with British telecare specialists Tunstall for
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4 September 2006

Flashing ‘orb’ to help medication adherence

A US software development company is conducting research to see if using a "flashing orb" on a pill box could
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18 July 2006

Hospital mobile phone blanket bans criticised

Both the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Parliament’s Health Select Committee have said that there are no technical
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18 July 2006

Public awareness low on e-health services

A picture of low public awareness of electronic health services emerges from a new survey of users with NHS Direct,
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13 March 2006

City and Hackney PCT chooses iPlato

City and Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust (tPCT) has launched a mobile phone text appointment reminder service for patients attending
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7 February 2006

Texting reduces treatment times for STIs

A six-month study into the effect of text messaging in an STI clinic has revealed that sending notifications by SMS
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