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Raising the barcode

The NHS has been told to implement barcoded wristbands by 2014. Daloni Carlisle asks why – and what the potential
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Royal Berkshire puts back go-live

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has delayed its go-live with Cerner Millennium while it resolves outstanding technical issues, which may
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Cardiff sticks with Agfa HealthCare

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has upgraded its picture archiving and communications system through a four-year contract extension with
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HSS bought by new holding company

Healthcare Software Systems has been bought by newly created holding company - Wellbeing Software Systems - and plans to significantly
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Lean years to follow lean years in NHS

The NHS has been warned that it faces another lean period when it gets to the end of the present
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NHS to be ‘liberated’ by Easter

The Health and Social Care Bill has cleared its final Parliamentary hurdle, with doctors welcoming amendments on confidentiality, but opponents
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Here’s a really NICE app

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has created an app to give healthcare professionals “quick and easy” access
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Bournemouth e-discharges arrive by post

A Southern trust is completing 99% of its discharge summaries electronically, but issues with sending them directly to GPs mean
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Oxford plans next steps on Millennium

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is consolidating its deployment of Cerner Millennium and planning the roll-out of clinical functionality.
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End of life standard ‘needs work’ – GPs

A new information standard related to recording keeping for end of life care is “not fit for purpose”, GP IT
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