2008 - Digital Health

2 July 2008

Europe aims for borderless electronic health records

The European Commission has launched two major e-health initiatives aimed at achieving interoperable e-health systems across Europe

2 July 2008

NHS manager suspended after losing laptop

A senior hospital manager has been suspended after a laptop computer containing the unencrypted records of over 20,000 patients was

2 July 2008

Asklepios rolls out video conferencing to all doctors

Asklepios is to install web-based videoconferencing equipment on the 13,000 PCs of all its medical doctors.

2 July 2008

Wales opens new health informatics lab

Informing Healthcare, the Welsh NHS IT agency, has opened a new state-of-the-art health informatics research laboratory at Swansea University, designed

1 July 2008

QoF to be re-focused on health promotion

Lord Darzi’s NHS review outlines plans to overhaul the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF) to place a greater emphasis on

1 July 2008

NHS Choices gets central role in future health

The DH's flagship website has been given a central role in Lord Darzi’s plans for reforming the health service in

1 July 2008

Scotland commits to incremental e-health

The Scottish government has pledged consolidate its SCI Gateway and Store, and enhance its Emergency Care Summary Service.

1 July 2008

Data accreditation completed for 800 practices

Just over 800 GP practices have now had their data accredited as part of the directed enhanced service for IM&T.

1 July 2008

RFID risk to hospital equipment claims study

Radio frequency identification could seriously affect life-saving equipment leading to hazardous situations for hospitals, Dutch scientists have claimed. A report

30 June 2008