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17 September 2004

NHSIA Stakeholder Link to close

The NHS Information Authority has announced the immediate closure of its Stakeholder Link service.  Some of the service’s functions will
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29 July 2004

NPfIT receives Big Brother award for privacy fears

The National Programme for IT has won “Most Appalling Project" at Privacy International’s 6th Annual UK Big Brother awards at
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22 July 2004

NHSIA axed in arm’s-length bodies review

A long-anticipated axe fell on the NHS Information Authority (NHSIA) today when its abolition was announced as part of the
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13 July 2004

Dermatology telemedicine system wins innovation award

An innovative scheme that not only uses electronic referral and PACS but software that plots healing patterns based on archived images
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6 July 2004

Patient and clinical advisory boards to be replaced

A new Care Record Development Board (CRDB) is to be created to help ensure NHS IT helps deliver better patient
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6 July 2004

NPfIT nominated for Big Brother award

The National Programme for IT has been nominated for the “Most Appalling Project" in Privacy International’s UK Big Brother 2004 awards
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1 July 2004

Halligan: “Connection” goal of IT reform

Aidan Halligan, deputy chief medical officer and director general of strategic development for the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT),
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30 June 2004

ASSIST attacks GP boycott of electronic records

The chairman of the Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care (ASSIST) has condemned GPs for voting not
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22 June 2004

Croydon PCT merges database with social services

A south London PCT has pooled its patient database with the council social services system in order to improve patient
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11 June 2004

Citrix prescribes access strategy for health

Ever thought of having an IT access strategy for your trust?  Citrix thinks you should. E-Health Insider went along to
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