NPfIT launches website, but turns back on talkback
The National Programme for IT has unveiled a new website, www.npfit.nhs.uk, featuring a host of detailed information about the programme and its implementation – but the “Your Say" section, where a public discussion forum had been planned, was removed shortly after it appeared. An NPfIT spokesman said the “Your Say” feature would become a key part of the website but […]
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NHS Direct web chat feasible but pricey, pilot finds
An NHS Direct Online Clinical Enquiry Service (CES), through which a nurse can discuss symptoms with patients over an web-based chat connection, could be expensive and take up too much time, a report from the Journal of Medical Internet Research shows. The pilot, which took place over six days in a GP’s practice in Coventry, concentrated on non-urgent […]
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Pro-BNP spam hits NHS inboxes
A spam e-mail sent to NHS staff urging them to vote for the BNP on June 10 and blaming ‘foreign aid to India’ and ‘ill-trained staff who cannot speak English’ for NHS woes has sparked an internal investigation. The e-mail, entitled “An Open Letter to NHS Staff”, was copied from the BNP website and sent […]
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Mixed results for health websites in accessibility survey
The NHS Direct website is not accessible enough for disabled users and contains too many coding errors, whereas the new DH website has excellent accessibility and speed, a recent survey of government websites has found. The survey, carried out by SiteMorse on behalf of Business2WWW, found that only 0.4% of the pages on www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk fully […]
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Best of European E-Health Announced
The 2004 awards for the best e-health projects in Europe have been announced, with three winners chosen from over 32 projects from across Europe. Sponsored by the European Commission, the eEurope Awards for eHealth were presented at the eHealth Europe Conference, held in Cork, Ireland, on 6 May. The winners were chosen from 32 different finalists […]
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Dedicated Website Launched For OOH Modernisation
The NHS out-of-hours (OOH) modernisation programme has set up a dedicated website offering policy and technical information and news updates. The aim of OOH modernisation is to ensure that, by December 2004, a single phone call to NHS Direct will be the one-stop gateway to out-of-hours healthcare. Where necessary calls will be passed on to […]
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