20 February 2008

DH calls on public to have their say on NHS future

The Department of Health is calling for more members of the public to complete its Our NHS Our Future review
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19 February 2008

Data loss prompts Dudley to spend on security

The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Trust will spend £135,000 on new computer security software, following the theft of a
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19 February 2008

Engagement the priority for new GP clinical leads

Clinical engagement is the key priority for Connecting for Health’s two newly-appointed GP clinical leads. In an interview with EHI
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19 February 2008

New GP leads aim to connect

Dr Peter Short, one of two new GP clinical leads just appointed by Connecting for Health, is clear about how
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19 February 2008

PCT uses text messages to tackle obesity

Hammersmith and Fulham PCT has piloted the use of text messaging to calculate patients’ body mass indexes (BMIs) and contact
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19 February 2008

Health informatics one of the ‘grand challenges’

Advancing health informatics has been listed as one of the 21st century’s greatest challenges by a panel of leading engineers
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19 February 2008

GP practices must publicise 0844 call costs

GP practices that use 0844 telephone numbers have been told they must publicise the cost of using the service to
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18 February 2008

CfH expand ETD course offerings

Connecting for Health has announced two new additions to its Education, Training and Development (ETD) series, to be launched next
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18 February 2008

QRisk could cut heart disease

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that the QRisk formula for identifying those most at risk of
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18 February 2008

Siemens plans acquisition of CAS innovations

Siemens Healthcare has unveiled plans to strengthen its position in the field of computer-assisted surgery with the acquisition of German
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