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Herefordshire joins NHS and council IT
Herefordshire has become the first county in the UK to integrate its council and NHS IT services. Zack Pandor, joint director of ICT for Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire, said public services in the county have had a long history of shared working. In December 2007, Chris Bull became the chief executive of both the […]
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400 issues and counting
Jon Hoeksma looks back at eight years of E-Health Insider, as it issues its 400th newsletter.
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Quick wins
Over the moon, gobsmacked, delighted – just some of the reactions from the winners of the E-Health Insider Awards 2009 in association with BT.
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Quality street
CQC warns on registration
The Care Quality Commission has warned that many trusts have significant work ahead of them to improve their performance, if they are to register with the regulator next year. The warning comes as the CQC publishes its NHS Annual Health Check, which gives performance ratings to all 392 acute, primary care and specialist trusts in England. Although more organisations […]
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Vet centre
Dr Adam Darkins explains to Neil Versel why telehealth is key to the future of the Veterans Health Administration.
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iSoft to go direct to South with Lorenzo
ISoft has confirmed that it will start selling Lorenzo directly to NHS trusts in the South of England, in a move that appears to put it at odds with its biggest customer, CSC.
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NHS24 absorbs Scottish telehealth body
The Scottish Centre for Telehealth will become part of NHS24, the special health board that runs Scotland’s national health helpline and website, from 1 April 2010. The move follows an in-depth review of the SCT by Scotland’s e-health Directorate. This said the centre had considerable support and that it had achieved significant success. However, it […]
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