Leicester uses FrontRange for SAM
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has bought 8,000 FrontRange SAM Suite licences to improve control of its IT inventory. Technical security specialist David Rose it became interested in software asset management after it learned about NHS Connecting for Health’s National Infrastructure Maturity Model (NIMM) and how it affected access to licences in Microsoft’s Enterprise Agreement […]
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TPP launches SystmOnline self-service
Leicester to use WinScribe digital dictation
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust will introduce SRC’s WinScribe digital dictation systems in a bid to meet Department of Health sustainability targets and improve patient experience.
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London pharmacies use SMS for stop smoking drive
Pharmacies in London are to use text messaging to launch a smoking cessation campaign and offer customers support to kick the habit. The pharmacies will use iPLATO’s Patient Care Messaging for Pharmacies service to validate smoking status, invite “quitters” to smoking cessation services and “follow up” with them over a year. They will also receive […]
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60 Second Interview: Ian Mackenzie
In his latest 60 second interview with the people who make NHS computing work, Joe Fernandez talks to Ian Mackenzie.
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Cegedim Rx launches patient txt messaging
Pharmacy systems supplier, Cegedim Rx are to launch a new patient messaging system called Message Dynamics as part of Pharmacy Manager and Nexphase systems. The communications tool has been designed with feedback from the Cegedim Rx User Group and allows pharmacists to communicate directly with their patients via telephone or SMS text about their medications. […]
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EHI’s industry news roundup 27.05.08
E-Health Insider’s industry news round up for the week ending 27 May 2008 featuring supplier news, awards and information on newly published research reports. Supplier news PromptSMS selects Tyntec For health sector SMS alerting Mobile messaging services provider TynTec has announced that it has been selected by Australian SMS gateway PromptSMS to provide high-reliability messaging […]
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Sunderland Teaching PCT signs CareNotes
Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust has signed a new deal to deploy CareNotes as the care record system for its community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The PCT has been using Strand Technology’s CareNotes Substance Misuse since August 2006, and will introduce CareNotes CAMHS specific software initially for 30 users later this month. […]
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Patient information: how ICTs can help
Fiona Barr looks at the role information technology can play in providing greater information for patients.
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PCT uses text messages to tackle obesity
Hammersmith and Fulham PCT has piloted the use of text messaging to calculate patients’ body mass indexes (BMIs) and contact those who are classified as obese. It intends to use the scheme across its 26 surgeries from this month. The west London PCT sent out text messages to almost 1000 patients over the Christmas period, […]
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