Wales

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5 August 2005

Nurses save most time with IT training

Based on a telephone poll Connecting for Health has claimed that staff who master basic IT skills under the NHS
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26 July 2005

National patient safety database delivers first results

The National Patient Safety Agency has published its first report on patient safety incidents across the NHS in England and
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20 July 2005

Ambulance services get digital radios

 The Department of Health has awarded a contract for a new digital radio and communication system for all NHS ambulance
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5 July 2005

QOF publication due despite GP concerns

Publication of individual practice results for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is likely to go ahead in England, Wales
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16 June 2005

Welsh health IT prepares for delivery

The Welsh NHS IT reform programme, Informing Healthcare (IHC), has just released its National Case document and formally set up
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10 June 2005

GP database study raises questions about NSAIDS

A database of anonymised GP records run by the University of Nottingham and EMIS has provided the data for a
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2 June 2005

£300K upgrade for Withybush network

Withybush Hospital in south-west Wales has upgraded its IT network infrastructure supported by £300,000 worth of investment from the Welsh
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24 May 2005

Welsh telemedicine in great shape, says First Minister

Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan, has lent his support to the use of telemedicine within the country, saying that it
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5 May 2005

MedNet’s key issues

The tenth World Congress on the Internet in Medicine (MedNet) is taking place later this year. Robert Pretlow looks at
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4 May 2005

BMA issues FOI guidelines for GPs

The BMA has issued new guidance to General Practitioners on the Freedom of Information Act advising them to be open
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