LMCs to debate no confidence motion in PCOs IT
IT funding for GPs, Choose and Book and patient confidentiality are all set to be the subject of criticism from GPs at this month’s national local medical committees’ conference. Motions to the conference include one calling for Choose and Book to be abandoned and several claiming that patient confidentiality is being put at risk by […]
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Data spine could form part of 2011 Census
Data in the 2011 census could come from patient records held on the National Programme for IT, according to a consultation document released by the Office for National Statistics. "Detailed information on health conditions and treatments" from the data spine may be incorporated in the next 10-yearly census, the document suggests, providing the system is […]
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Data mining can help epilepsy treatment
A study in the US has shown that computer software has proved to be useful in estimating the prevalence and mortality rates of patients with epilepsy, and that healthcare professionals can use such programs to work out where best to distribute resources. The paper, published in the journal Epilepsia, used data mining and analysis of […]
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E-Health Innovation Awards winners announced
Health technology projects that help diabetic patients, speed up results reporting for X-rays and scans and deliver vital information for organ transplant teams were among the winning entries in the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health Insider, have been designed to highlight the application and use of innovative ICT […]
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E-Health Innovation awards honour primary care
Primary care IT developments were well represented among the winners of the first E-Health Innovation Awards 2005. Projects that help diabetic patients, support and improve the allied health professions’ community services and streamline booking for GP appointments were among the winners who stepped up to receive their trophies. The awards, organised by Intellect and E-Health […]
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Ex-NHSIA chief comes home again to Wales
Gwyn Thomas, former chief executive of the now-defunct NHS Information Authority, is the new Director of the NHS Wales Informing Healthcare Programme. The general election means that Dr Thomas is not available for interview but he said in the official announcement from the National Public Health Service for Wales: “I look forward to working with […]
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Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT
Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for Health, how they think the programme should go forward on key issues like confidentiality at a BMA conference next month. The conference on May 24, entitled ‘Challenges for doctors in the digital world’, aims to […]
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Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT
Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for Health, how they think the programme should go forward on key issues like confidentiality at a BMA conference next month. The conference on May 24, entitled Challenges for Doctors in the Digital World, aims to bring […]
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Shortlist shows cream of UK e-health innovation
With just under two weeks to go before the presentation of the E-Health Innovation Awards 2005 the details of shortlisted entrants are now available and listed below. Of course the category winners will not be known until the big night on 21 April when GP and broadcaster, Dr Phil Hammond, will compere the awards ceremony […]
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Positive input
EHI Primary Care talks to the clinical director of PRIMIS about recent improvements in GP clinical data.
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