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1 May 2008

Researchers develop implant simulation software

A new computer simulation programme has been developed by European researchers to help predict outcomes for patients undergoing hip, knee
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1 May 2008

iSoft signs £5m deal with GHG

iSoft has signed a new £5m deal to become a strategic health information technology partner of the private healthcare firm,
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30 April 2008

ICW integrates LifeSensor to German ‘LifeService’

German e-health specialist, InterComponentWare, has announced its LifeSensor emergency record is now accessible from the Björn Steiger Foundation (BSS) ‘LifeService
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30 April 2008

Lords back criminalisation of data breaches

The House of Lords has backed proposals to make it a criminal offence to disclose personal information intentionally or recklessly.
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30 April 2008

Irish health service deploys new intranet

The Irish Health Service Executive has deployed a new intranet, installed by pTools Software The HSE intranet, which is built
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29 April 2008

Call for improved sat nav for blind

Professor John Gill, chief scientist at the Royal National Institute of Blind People has called for satellite navigation systems to
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29 April 2008

Newcastle chooses Pittsburgh for EHR

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre to deploy electronic health
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29 April 2008

Scottish doctors angry over e-health cuts

Doctors at the Scottish BMA conference have expressed concerns over the Scottish government’s decision to cut £5m from the e-health
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29 April 2008

Choose and Book bill reaches £100m

The government’s e-booking service Choose and Book has cost almost £100m so far, the Department of Health has revealed. In
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29 April 2008

French researchers develop symbols for drug info

A new icon system has been developed by researchers in France to enable practitioners to identify drug information using medical
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