Specialists dispute keyword changes for C+B

A dispute between specialists and the Department of Health over use of keywords for Choose and Book clinic types has
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Ethnic minority electronic health library launched

A new NHS Electronic Library for Ethnicity and Health has been launched to help fill gaps in knowledge of how treatments
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Change in stance on migration costs for GP systems

NHS Connecting for Health has agreed to provide a fixed contribution to cover the migration costs for GP practices moving
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NHS Grampian to get in-car telemedicine

Adastra Software has won a tender to supply its unscheduled care case management software to NHS Grampian, and to provide
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On the road

EHIPC talks to GP clinical lead Professor Mike Pringle about how CfH will use its new national GP engagement workshops.
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DH planning telecare pilot for one million people

The Department of Health (DH) is to soon seek expressions of interest for a large scale project examining how technology
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Hounslow PCT launches remote access

Network integration specialist Scalable Networks has teamed up with Hounslow Primary Care Trust to set up a new home and
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One millionth Choose and Book referral reached

Health minister Lord Warner today announced that one million referrals to specialist care have been made through the Choose and
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Tiny ‘plaster’ health monitoring chip gets closer

Medical technology firm Toumaz Technology has released the Sensium modular system, a monitoring infrastructure that will support a device small enough to
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Use technology more for home care, says report

A report looking at the amount of time professional carers should give to patients with long term conditions has encouraged trusts
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