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Expert view: Ilias Iakovidis

The acting head of the European Commission’s ICT for Health Unit, argues that eHealth is a big opportunity for European
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Talking robot helps patients shed weight

A Hong Kong-based firm has developed a robot designed to help individuals combat obesity, by holding conversations with them about
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Dixon urges consortia to work quickly

The NHS Alliance is advising GP commissioners and primary care trusts to get consortia up and running as soon as
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Darent Valley gets iSoft A&E system

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust has replaced its ten year old Ascribe A&E system with iSoft’s latest A&E system. The
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Cundy advises mass SCR opt-out

A former chair of the BMA’s GP IT committee is advising GPs to automatically opt-out all patients from the Summary
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Philips and Dako partner on pathology

Philips Healthcare and Danish cancer diagnostics company, Dako have signed an agreement to integrate Dako’s image analysis applications into Philips
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NHS Direct to extend home working

NHS Direct has announced that it will treble the number of staff covered by its home working pilot by March
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All trusts to be foundations by 2013

All NHS trusts will be obliged to become a foundation trust or merge with one by 2013, the Department of
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Information Centre wins in ALB review

The NHS Information Centre has come out of the Department of Health’s arms length body review with a promise that
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ContactPoint to close on 6 August

The controversial children’s database ContactPoint is to be shut down on 6 August, the government has announced. In a written
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