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19 September 2006

BT appoints NHS veteran as London CEO

Paul White, chief executive of Barts and the London NHS Trust is to join BT as chief executive of its
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15 September 2006

Welsh practices top 1000 point QOF average

  Welsh GP practices have increased their average achievement in the Quality and Outcomes Framework to more than 1000 points,
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12 September 2006

Delay to Scottish primary care software report

A much-anticipated report on the future of primary care IT systems in Scotland has been delayed, and will undergo further work before
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11 September 2006

Pay-as-you-examine PACS deal for Finland

Kodak has agreed a three year pay-as-you-examine partnership for picture archiving and web-viewing services in the South-west Finland Hospital District
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8 September 2006

Evidence-based medicine search engine now free

A search engine aimed at health professionals looking for clinical research literature to support patient care will become free-to-access this
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4 September 2006

Publicity blitz for Scotland’s Emergency Care Summary

Scotland has launched a public information campaign about the transition to electronic health records with a leaflet on its Emergency
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22 August 2006

Nurses ‘losing enthusiasm’ for NHS IT reform

The number of nurses across the UK who believe in the benefits of IT reform in the NHS is falling,
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29 June 2006

QoF scores rise in Scottish practices

GP practices in Scotland have increased their performance under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) this year, earning 1026 points
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26 June 2006

Scotland chooses Anite for social care integration

Public sector IT provider Anite and the Scottish Executive have signed a national contract that aims to deliver inter-agency access
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13 June 2006

iSoft user group pushing for review of NPfIT

A primary care IT user group has backed calls for an independent review of the National Programme for IT (NPfIT),
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