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Dutch study raises concern about phone triage

A study of out of hours services in the Netherlands has revealed shortcomings in the way patients are triaged. The
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CompuGroup restructures

CompuGroup’s subsidiary systema is integrating its hospital information system and rehabilitation and social care IT business. The ultimate goal is
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UK Terminology Centre appoints clinical director

NHS Connecting for Health has appointed Dr James Paton as clinical director for the UK Terminology Centre. The centre, which
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Renal PatientView to attract more users

Thousands more kidney patients are to be encouraged to use Renal PatientView, a secure online service that gives them password-protected
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60 second interview: Jean Roberts

Our latest 60 second interview is with Dr Jean Roberts, an internationally known health informatician.
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Concern over encryption for practice-owned IT

GP representatives are concerned that GP practices that have bought their own desktops and mobile devices may miss out on
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Consent to view explored for detailed records

The new consent to view model for the NHS Summary Care Record in England may also be applied to the
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NI GP practices score highly on QoF

GP practices in Northern Ireland earned almost 99% of the total points available to them under the Quality and Outcomes
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Gematik approves first smartcard reader

The security specialist Hypercom is the first company to receive an approval for its smartcard reader by the German health
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E-prescribing round table report

The acute sector can learn from primary care when it comes to deploying e-prescribing, a round table discussion has concluded.
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