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31 August 2004

Patients get cybercafe with teleconferencing info link

Patients in Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, East Yorkshire are now able to access online details about waiting times for their
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26 August 2004

Sun awarded ‘tactical’ NHS desktop contract

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has concluded an evaluation project with Sun Microsystems over the potential use of Sun’s
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20 August 2004

Doctors should see patients by e-mail, researchers say

Research published in the BMJ today has found that doctors and patients are both missing out on the benefits that
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19 August 2004

Pharmacies may soon open online, says DH

The Department of Health have announced that solely internet-based pharmacies may soon be allowed to open in the UK and
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29 July 2004

NPfIT receives Big Brother award for privacy fears

The National Programme for IT has won “Most Appalling Project" at Privacy International’s 6th Annual UK Big Brother awards at
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22 July 2004

Survival tips for SMEs post NPfIT awards

There is still a market for small and medium players in healthcare IT but the name of the game is
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21 July 2004

ETP might have blocked Shipman, inquiry says

Electronic transfer of prescriptions (ETP) could have stopped Dr Shipman from prescribing controlled drugs for so long without anybody noticing,
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20 July 2004

MRSA reporting to be improved by electronic lab link

Long-standing data quality problems with recorded occurrences of MRSA may be improved by the introduction of electronic incident reporting systems in
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7 July 2004

Airedale puts X-rays on PACS

Airedale NHS Trust, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, has installed a PACS system that allows x-rays to be stored and shared.
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23 June 2004

Combative Granger defends speed of IT reform

Richard Granger, Director General of NHS IT, has hit back at critics of his approach to implementing the national programme,
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