Scotland

Archive
29 December 2003

Disclosure: a key issue for Caldicott Guardians in 2004

The UK’s 1,000 plus Caldicott Guardians, champions for data protection in the NHS and social care, have a packed agenda
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30 September 2003

Reader Comment: ā€˜NPfIT Viewed from Scotlandā€™

The following ‘reader comment’ was supplied in response to recent E-Health Insider reports on the development of the National Programme for
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18 September 2003

Wirral Connects to Online Bed Vacancy Service

Wirral residents and care homes are set to benefit from a new online service designed to simplify the process of
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27 August 2003

Stirling Launches E-Learning for Nurses

Stirling University in Scotland has launched a new Internet training course targeted at former nurses looking to return to the
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1 May 2003

Healthcare IT and Devolution

The health services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were detached from the English mother ship as part of devolution.
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8 April 2003

The National IT Programme: Readers Have Their Say

At HC2003 NHS IT director-general Richard Granger said that he wanted a debate about whether there were viable alternatives to
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25 March 2003

DH Shapes Up National IT Structures

The "Who Does What" debate at the top level of healthcare IT continues but the HC2003 audience at Harrogate this
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25 February 2003

Scottish Waiting List Database Full of Errors

A waiting times database set up by the Scottish NHS to provide patients with faster access to treatment has come
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8 January 2003

Scottish Ambulance Plans to Network Vehicles

Scottish Ambulance plans to put networked computers in all of its emergency vehicles to provide crews with better information en
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12 November 2002

Patient Communication Systems Launched

Bedside entertainment and communications systems for hospital patients have been officially launched at Kingston Hospitals NHS Trust. The wall-mounted patient
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