14 November 2007

Government launches new assisted living R&D

The Technology Strategy Board, an executive non-departmental public body, controlled by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, has
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14 November 2007

Government rejects consent call for SUS use

The government has rejected calls from the Commons Health Select Committee to apply consent to the use of Secondary Uses
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13 November 2007

GP practice asks if it should drop 0844 number

A GP practice in Worcester is asking patients whether or not it should keep its 0844 telephone number. Ombersley Medical
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13 November 2007

Ireland’s Ratemyhospital wins top e-health prize

Ireland’s Ratemyhospital.ie has been awarded the top prize for e-health by the Internet’s World Summit Award at a gala event
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13 November 2007

Scotland issues revised ETP schedule

Scotland has issued a revised timetable for the rollout of its electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) project which it now
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13 November 2007

Scotland launches first interactive ‘info pods’

Patients living in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region will be able to obtain health information around the clock, after
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13 November 2007

Wythenshawe uses barcodes to access records

Wythenshawe Hospital, part of the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, has deployed new bar code scanners from
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12 November 2007

CSC to buy First Consulting Group

Computer Sciences Corporation has agreed to acquire First Consulting Group, an IT services company that provides services and products to
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12 November 2007

Singapore visits London to see RiO

The benefits to patients of new IT systems in London, delivered under the NHS IT programme, has been attracting international
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12 November 2007

Carestream boosts European profile

Carestream Health is expanding its European presence with three new European ‘Centre of Excellence’ sites, adding to the six existing
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