PACS group demands action on NHS Number
Why isn’t it compulsory to use the NHS Number as the primary identifier for patients in England, just as the CHI number is compulsory in Scotland? NHS Connecting for Health was asked last week. The question sparked a lively debate at the Royal College of Radiologists PACS and Teleradiology group meeting in London. Colin Innes […]
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Clinical Solutions partners with Fujitsu in Spain
Fujitsu and Clinical Solutions have announced a partnership to improve access to healthcare advice and services in Spain. Under the new partnership the two firms will work together on projects designed to improve the delivery of quality healthcare through the use of intelligent systems and data analysis. Areas of joint work will focus on the […]
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E-Health Insider’s industry round up 19.03.09
This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers new products, system deployments and other developments at leading healthcare IT suppliers. SpeechMagic rolled out at HCA International Nuance Communications has announced that its SpeechMagic technology is being rolled out across the private healthcare group, HCA International. With two-thirds of the roll-out complete, 96% of dictations are being […]
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Hi-tech features in 150th CMO report
The chief medical officer’s annual report has highlighted the need for surgeons to be trained using simulation techniques. The report, published by Professor Sir Liam Donaldson yesterday, devotes a chapter to simulation and says that surgeons trained using simulation methods make fewer errors and carry out technically more exact procedures. However, it says that although […]
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Report shows flaws in safety reporting
Trusts are failing to report patient safety incidents and to review their policies in response to known problems, a report has shown. The report published by the Healthcare Commission on improving patient safety in the NHS says that levels of incident reporting within many trusts are inadequate. It says “incidents are not being reported effectively” […]
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Sweden’s Ortivus signs antivirus deal
Swedish health IT specialist Ortivus has signed an agreement with Swedish IT security provider SE46 AB.
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Trust incident reports published
The National Patient Safety Agency has started to publish patient safety incident reports from every NHS trust and local health board in England and Wales. It says the reports will create greater transparency within the NHS by allowing managers and patients to see how many incidents occur over a six month period, what kind of […]
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Homes smart enough to talk
The University of Bath has showcased a ‘smart’ home for people with dementia at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Pioneers 09 exhibition. The ‘smart’ homes are designed to closely monitor residents’ movements and actions, allowing them to live more independently. The system has voice prompts that can be set up by family members […]
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NPSA Never Events policy welcomed
A company making IT systems to prevent wrong-site surgery has welcomed the launch of a national patient safety policy focusing on eight types of incident that can easily be prevented. Jeremy Turbervill, head of sales for Safe Patient Systems, said it was pleased the National Patient Safety Agency had issued the Never Events policy, which […]
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Scottish NHS to invest €1.8m in e-health
Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech projects to help more patients to be treated quicker and closer to home. The Scottish NHS is to invest €1.8m in e-health – including €640,000 funding from the country’s major health IT contractor Atos Origin. […]
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