3 June 2008

DH ‘highly unlikely’ to ban 084 numbers

The Department of Heath is being urged to make a decision on the use of 084 telephone numbers in GP
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2 June 2008

Spine problems force trusts to switch off CRS

Trusts across England were forced to switch off their connection to the Personal Demographics Service, after a weekend upgrade led
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30 May 2008

Cegedim Rx launches patient txt messaging

Pharmacy systems supplier, Cegedim Rx are to launch a new patient messaging system called Message Dynamics as part of Pharmacy
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30 May 2008

AOK launches medication comparator website

German health insurer, AOK, has launched a new database that lets users compare different medications. The database, on AOK’s website,
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29 May 2008

Industry experts call for acute systems of choice

A range of politicians, industry analysts and experts have urged NHS Connecting for Health to use Fujitsu’s exit from the
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29 May 2008

Opinion Health acquires Pearl Medical

More than 400 GPs provided with a BlackBerry mobile device by Pearl Medical have been told their contract will be
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29 May 2008

No easy answers after Fujitsu

The NHS IT programme faces further delays and difficult decisions on what it does next after firing Fujitsu. Jon Hoeksma
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28 May 2008

Scotland provides long-term funding for IT support staff

Scotland has announced long-term funding for IM&T facilitators to work with GPs, pharmacists and dentists. The Scottish government has agreed
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28 May 2008

EC to hold e-health management workshop

The European Commission is holding an e-health management workshop on 9 June in Barcelona, Spain. The workshop will review IT
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27 May 2008

Forum set-up for pharmacy IT suppliers

Community pharmacy representatives have set up an IT forum with pharmacy IT suppliers to discuss concerns and possible solutions to
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