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30 October 2002

NHS ‘Numbers for Babies’ Goes Live

A new computerised ‘numbers for babies’ system went live across the NHS at midnight on 29 October, marking a significant
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17 October 2002

All-Wales Approach Proposed for Electronic Records

The long-awaited strategy for health information in Wales proposes a corporate, all-Wales approach to the development of electronic records and
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14 October 2002

Live Testing of NHS Electronic Staff Records Begins

The live testing of a new national pay and personnel system for the, was launched on Friday at University Hospital
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30 September 2002

EDS Signs $142m Deal for NHS Directory and e-Mail Service

IT services multinational, EDS, has finalised a $142m (£91m) deal to develop and deliver a full e-mail and directory service
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13 August 2002

HCN Wins Extension on Australian Contract

Health Communication Network  (HCN), an Australian medical IT and health software provider, has announced the renewal of an $8 million
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31 July 2002

Official Launch for NHS Broadband in Wales

The NHS took a step towards greater broadband access last week when Wales health minister, Jane Hutt, officially launched the
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27 May 2002

Health Data Protection Group Formed

The first meeting of the new Health Records and Data Protection Review Group, set up to advise the Government on
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18 April 2002

European Mobile Health Takes First Steps

Mobile health aims to do nothing less than turn traditional healthcare on its head. As numerous speakers at Mobile Health
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11 February 2002

Community Nurses to Expose Poor IT Provision

Trusts that lag behind in providing modern IT for community nurses will be named and shamed by the nurses’ union,
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30 January 2002

Is Telemedicine Finally Delivering the Goods?

Telemedicine is working hard to wipe out its reputation for producing interesting projects but not much real-life action – and
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