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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
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ASSIST attacks GP boycott of electronic records

The chairman of the Association for ICT Professionals in Health and Social Care (ASSIST) has condemned GPs for voting not
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Virtual surgery on real patients helps training

Virtual reality training and testing for surgeons that is actually based on scans of real patients may soon become commonplace thanks to an EU
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Report predicts European growth of hospital e-prescribing

There is enormous potential for expansion within electronic hospital prescribing systems within Europe – a market that is already showing overall growth,
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Accenture signs with iSOFT for Lorenzo

Six months after being awarded the contracts to act as Local Service Provider for the National Programme for IT (NPfIT)
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Big savings for NHS PASA through internet auctions

A report published today has shown that the NHS Purchasing And Supply Agency’s (PASA) pilot of eAuctions has been a
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Combative Granger defends speed of IT reform

Richard Granger, Director General of NHS IT, has hit back at critics of his approach to implementing the national programme,
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Radical Steps highlights serious concerns about NPfIT

The National Programme for IT is still failing to communicate what it will deliver, when it will deliver, and what
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Croydon PCT merges database with social services

A south London PCT has pooled its patient database with the council social services system in order to improve patient
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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,
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