CfH wields axe on funding Clinical Evidence
Clinical Evidence will no longer be freely available to clinicians in England after NHS Connecting for Health failed to agree a new contract with its publishers. From January clinicians in England who want access to Clinical Evidence, the international source of the best available evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions, will either have […]
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Danish GPs enjoy the best IT systems, says study
Denmark is the most advanced country in the world for clinical information technology systems in primary care, health informatics luminary Professor Denis Protti has stated. Danish GPs are used to sending one another clinical information over their secure network; over 90% of clinical communications are exchanged in this way. The study estimated only 41 GPs […]
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iSoft claim Australian successes
iSoft have announced the initial rollout of its iPM PAS system at Orange Base Hospital, in Orange, near Sydney, Australia. The implementation of the patient administration system is the first stage of the Manchester-based company’s scheme to rollout iPM to 123 public hospitals in New South Wales. iSoft is working with the state’s healthcare IT […]
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Ascribe buys Jade Health
Acquisitive Bolton-based health IT group Ascribe has bought Jade Health from Jade Software Corporation, extending its product into mental health, and providing it with a presence in the Australasian market. Jade Health provides IT solutions to 24 hospitals and health service organisations in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Under the terms of the agreement, […]
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Looking abroad
Sinead Quinn, healthcare programme manager at Intellect outlines some international opportunities for UK healthcare businesses in English-speaking countries.
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IT may solve feedback problems on cancer referrals
A study published in the European Journal of Cancer Care about feedback given to GPs who refer patients with ovarian cancer has found that GPs can wait over a month for feedback about their patients, and would be better served by a central electronic record or even faxes. A selection of GPs in Cambridgeshire expressed concern that they […]
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Txtg cn help u quit cigs
Texting young smokers on their mobile phones using personalised messages, could potentially help them quit, according to research published this month. A randomised controlled trial conducted in New Zealand found 28% of young smokers in an ‘active’ texting group gave up smoking after six weeks of messaging compared with 13% in a control group that […]
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Log on for a late night librarian
A project that gives health professionals late-night access to librarians’expertise by using an instant messaging (IM) link between the UK and Australia has won a prestigious International Information Industry Award. ‘Chasing the Sun’, a partnership between South West Information for Clinican Effectiveness (SWICE) and South Australian Health Services Libraries’ Consortium (SAHSLC), allows clinicians in one country […]
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Ascribe seeks AIM listing
Medicines management software specialist, Ascribe is poised to seek a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and raise £5.5m to develop the company. Ascribe, which was established in 1989, expects to have a stock market capitalisation of about £20m. Managing director, Stephen Critchlow, a former hospital pharmacist, confirmed to E-Health Insider that the funds raised by […]
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EHR roll-out underway across Wirral
NHS organisations on the Wirral have announced plans to push ahead with the roll-out of an ambitious health community-wide electronic health record (EHR) programme at least two years ahead of the national NHS Care Records Service. The new EHR project builds on the solid foundations laid by NHS organisations in the Wirral, which have been […]
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