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Sandwell uses texts for immunisation

Sandwell Primary Care Trust has signed a deal with iPlato to implement its patient care messaging system to remind parents
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Expert view: Ian Herbert

After 38 years of involvement with NHS IT, Ian Herbert offers an informatician’s view of the white paper, ‘Liberating the
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111 number goes live

The 111 number has gone live in County Durham and Darlington. The new three digit number is being used to
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Pill that texts trialled in UK

A smart pill that can text a patient’s mobile phone if they forget to take their medication is to be
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Referral management centres criticised

Providing GPs with more information about referrals would be a more effective strategy for cutting costs and improving quality than
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West Suffolk to deploy EDM from Kainos

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust has signed a deal with Kainos to transform more than 40m paper case file pages
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EU invests €3.1 in cancer diagnostics

The European Union is investing €3.1m to develop cancer diagnostics to ensure that breast cancer is detected more quickly and
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Docobo offers Oz client management

UK telehealth firm Docobo Ltd has announced an exclusive deal to distribute ComCare, an Australian community care client management system.
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Government to scrap Audit Commission

News has leaked out that ministers are to scrap the Audit Commission and transfer its audit arm to the private
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Microsoft HealthVault “stands ready”

Microsoft’s international business development lead has told E-Health Insider that the company “stands ready” to work with the government on
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