3 January 2008

Bosch buys Health Hero Network

German industrial giant, the Bosch Group, has acquired US telehealth specialist and innovator Health Hero Network Inc., which focuses on
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2 January 2008

Brown says information key to promoting self care

Self care supported by information and advice from professionals is a major theme in Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s New Year
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2 January 2008

Up to 200,000 request SCR opt-out forms

An estimated 200,000 people have requested or downloaded opt-out documents for the NHS Summary Care Record (SCR), according to a campaign group. The
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2 January 2008

Computer interfaces without keyboards

A group of European scientists have used acoustic sensors to turn wooden tabletops and even three-dimensional objects into a new
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31 December 2007

Keyboard-free access could benefit health

A group of European scientists have used acoustic sensors to turn wooden tabletops and even three-dimensional objects into a new
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31 December 2007

Improved point of care service for students

Connecting for Health (CfH) says it is working with strategic health authorities and primary care trusts to help GP practices to
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31 December 2007

BMJ Group buys exam site

The BMJ Group has bought OnExamination.com, a specialist website dealing with online exam preparation for doctors, medical students and other
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29 December 2007

York University to study BioBank data use

Social scientists at the University of York are to investigate public attitudes on how medical information on hundreds of thousands
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28 December 2007

PACS now used in every English trust, DH says

Digital imaging technology is now being used in every trust in England, the Department of Health has announced. Picture archiving
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28 December 2007

Anite helps raise social services ratings

Specialist technology solutions are helping local councils which provide adult social services to improve their performance, systems supplier Anite Public
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