2008 - Digital Health

26 June 2008

Healthcare ICT Champion of the Year 2007, Dr Mike Bainbridge, clinical architect at Connecting for Health.

26 June 2008

Barcode standards specialist GS1 UK says that 110 NHS hospitals across England have now signed up to 'scan and save'.

26 June 2008

Researchers have used anonymised GP records to develop a new method for assessing whether people are at risk from cardiovascular

26 June 2008

The German government has announced the Nordrhein-Westfalen state will be the first to be given new electronic health cards, once

26 June 2008

Private healthcare group, the Benenden Hospital Trust has signed a five year contract with Oasis Medical Solutions, to implement the

25 June 2008

The World Health Organisation has devised a new safety checklist designed to help cut the number of preventable surgical complications

25 June 2008

The World Health Organisation has devised a new safety checklist designed to help cut the number of preventable surgical complications

25 June 2008

Women can now purchase the contraceptive pill using the online medical service, DrThom without having to go to a doctor.

25 June 2008

Gemotest, a Moscow-based private laboratory group, has signed a deal with iSoft to deploy the LabCentre laboratory information system. The

25 June 2008

The Department of Health will next month launch a call for interest in a pilot scheme for local authority-led consortia

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