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EMIS Access ‘could save millions’

Healthcare IT system supplier EMIS claims the NHS could save almost £300m a year if all UK adults used online
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Unison attacks abolition of SHAs

Health unions have condemned the latest shake up of the NHS, which will include the abolition of strategic health authorities.
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NHS Grampian texts drinkers hold, enough

NHS Grampian is using text messaging to try and prevent binge drinking and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases as
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Carestream wins Dublin’s Mater Hospital

Dublin’s Mater Private Hospital has signed a multi-year contract with Carestream Health for the provision of a comprehensive digital radiology solution.
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Doctors.net.uk buys stake in MedUniverse

Doctors.net.uk the UK's largest online network of medical professionals, has bought a stake in the Swedish online doctor network, MedUniverse.
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Government sets out £6 billion cuts

The government has been setting out where it will cut the first £6.2 billion from public spending this year. In
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LMC conf to call for SCR to be dropped

GP representatives are to hear calls for the Summary Care Record to be abandoned at the national local medical committees’
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NHS IT pros urged to ‘keep the faith’

The head of Kaiser Permanente’s Innovation Centre has urged NHS professionals engaged in health IT implementations to ‘keep the faith’,
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Decision day for Morecambe Bay

D-Day has arrived for University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust on whether it is allowed to proceed with plans
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Agfa inks Brazilian digital imaging deal

Agfa HealthCare, has signed an agreement with Brazil’s Fundação Instituto de Pesquisa e Estudo de Diagnóstico por Imagen for the
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