17 December 2007

New blood tracking system used across Europe

An image-based blood tracking data capture solution is helping to save lives and reduce waste in hospitals across Europe. BloodTrack
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14 December 2007

IBM to implement SAP for Aragon health system

Luis Javier Bonilla The government of the Aragon region of Spain has signed an agreement worth a total of €3m
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14 December 2007

DH telecare demonstrator trials to start work

Small scale trials for the Department of Health’s Whole System Long Term Conditions Demonstrator Programme are to begin in the
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14 December 2007

Immediate NHS data security review ordered

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has written to all NHS trust chief executives instructing them to immediately review and tighten
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13 December 2007

New e-health strategy planned for Scotland

A new e-health strategy for Scotland in spring 2008 is promised in a national healthcare action plan, Better Health, Better
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13 December 2007

Walsall and Hull begin mass telehealth deployment

Walsall PCT and Hull PCT have begun large-scale deployments of telehealth equipment from Tunstall to monitor people with chronic obstructive
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13 December 2007

Agfa-Gevaert appoints new CEO

Jo Cornu, CEO of Agfa-Gevaert NV The board of directors of Agfa-Gevaert has appointed Jo Cornu as chief executive officer of
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13 December 2007

Data sharing consultation launched

A consultation into how personal information is used and shared in the public and private sectors has been launched today
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12 December 2007

Information Centre appoints new chief executive

The Information Centre (IC) for health and social care has appointed Tim Straughan, current acting chief executive, as its chief
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12 December 2007

German industry group publishes telemedicine standards

Leading German electronic association the VDE has published a new set of standards for telemedicine to spur the development of
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