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14 June 2017

Pharmacists told not to rely on EPS to label items correctly – report

Pharmacists in the UK have been told by the NPA not to reply on electronic prescription service (EPS) prescriptions to
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14 June 2017

Special report: E-prescribing

The benefits of e-prescribing have long been emphasised, and uptake is increasing – albeit very slowly. The next step: harnessing
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Kettering General Hospital
13 June 2017

REVIEW: One month on from WannaCry ransomware attack

Digital Health News finds out how Kettering Trust dealt with the cyber-attack that struck a month ago today, through preventative
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13 June 2017

Voice detection system used to aid diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease

A telephone voice and speech analysis system conceived to assist clinicians monitor, screen and treat patients by detecting changes through
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12 June 2017

The CCIO interview: Shera Chok, Derbyshire Community Health

Shera Chok – chief clinical information officer and associate medical director at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust – slides
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12 June 2017

Jeremy Hunt remains as health secretary in parliamentary reshuffle

Jeremy Hunt has retained his position as health secretary, following the Cabinet reshuffle triggered by the General Election on Thursday.
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12 June 2017

“Life’s so much easier” with new self-care app for warfarin therapy patients

LumiraDx group has launched 'engage' app which delivers seamlessly automated self-care for patients on warfarin therapy (decreases blood's tendency to
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House of commons
9 June 2017

Shock general election result knocks health ministers off seats

The UK has woken up to a shock hung parliament result which has cut the Conservative party of its parliamentary
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news in brief
9 June 2017

Healthcare IT news round-up

The healthcare IT round-up includes new drug theft preventative software, a trust's digitisation of its HR records and the ICO's
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8 June 2017

Western Sussex Hospitals sees 70% rise in first call resolution with Freshservice

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust was facing a challenge with its IT support service: namely low levels of satisfaction with
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