Kings College deploys hardware virtualisation
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have implemented a new hardware virtualisation layer to help make integration of its different IT systems faster and more resilient. The trust have updated the perofrmance of their eGate integration engine software with a new HP ProLiant server, equipped with a hardware virtualisation system called QuickTransit, from developers Transitive. The trust’s old […]
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Caresteam completes PACS rollout in Paris
Carestream Health has completed a Euros 8m project to install PACS across 20 sites of the Assistance Publique Des Hopitaux De Paris (APHP), a French public healthcare group. The group wanted to move away from old film techniques and move to digital imaging in as many of their sites as possible. After going out to […]
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New telemedicine network in Bavaria
The Southern German state of Bavaria has announced the setup of a new major hospital telemedicine network that aims to improve the care for children with inborn cardiac defects. Within the next few months, nine regional hospitals in Bavaria and one in Austria will be connected electronically to the German Heart Centre in Munich, one […]
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Training Day DNAs
While the NHS strives hard to cut its DNA – ‘did not attend’ – rates for patients attending hospital and GP appointments, a hidden DNA rate remains worryingly high among the staff themselves, Niall Shanahan explains.
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UCL re-launches MSc in health informatics
University College London’s (UCL) Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education (CHIME) has announced the re-launch of its MSc Health Informatics. From September 2007 the revamped programme will be delivered via online blended learning, offering maximum flexibility for students. The MSc is designed for professionals and decision-makers wishing to contribute to the development of high […]
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Cancer researchers link by video
Joe Fernandez looks at how the CancerGrid project is using video conferencing technology to link researchers from Belfast to Cambridge.
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Leeds virtualise servers with CSA Waverley
Leeds Mental Health Teaching NHS Trust has chosen CSA Waverley to virtualise its server and storage infrastructure. CSA Waverley will be installing a new solution to the trust that will consolidate storage to one central location and will virtualise all servers. The aim is to bring business agility and operational efficiencies to the trust. The […]
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Mayday sees PACS benefits
Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust was one of the first sites in London to get BT’s Philips PACS system in London. EHI’s Joe Fernandez visited the trust to find out the difference it’s made to patient care.
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New e-qualification launched for teen cancer care
Coventry University claimed a first today with the launch of what it describes as a “global virtual classroom created to teach health professionals.” The new e-learning facility will offer healthcare professionals the chance to obtain a postgraduate certificate in cancer care for teenagers and young adults which has been accredited by the Paediatric Oncology Nurse […]
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BT hits 18,000 N3 connections ahead of schedule
BT has announced that it has successfully reached the 18,000 N3 broadband connections across the NHS, hitting its milestone two months ahead of schedule. The 18,000 plus N3 connections means that N3 now covers nearly 97% of UK GPs and one million NHS staff. Connecting for Health had initially set BT an April deadline to connect 18,000 sites […]
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