17 April 2006

CAS buys Clinical Solutions

 CAS Service, the UK-based supplier of access management and clinical decision support systems for the healthcare market, has announced it
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17 April 2006

Scots ahead

Fiona Barr looks at how electronic summaries of GP records are already in operation in Scotland, accessible by out of
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13 April 2006

Telemedicine makes weak impact on outpatient waits

Evidence for the effectiveness of telemedicine in the UK is weak, according to a new report examining strategies for improving
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13 April 2006

Virtual reality heart failure pod goes on tour

  Doctors in the US are being given the opportunity to walk in the shoes of a patient with congestive
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12 April 2006

Newcastle goes out to tender for EPR

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust has become the latest trust to break ranks with the NHS Connecting for Health
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12 April 2006

New guidance for nurses on text messaging

The Royal College of Nursing has issued guidance on the use of text messaging services for nurses working with children
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12 April 2006

European telecare project reports success

A major project funded by the European Commission into video communications in telecare has concluded that while such systems are
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11 April 2006

Large scale takeup of C+B DES predicted

The majority of GP practices in England are likely to sign up for the choice and booking directed enhanced service,
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11 April 2006

Academics call for NPfIT technical assessment

A group of 23 computer science academics from around the UK have written an open letter calling for an “independent
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11 April 2006

Revamped clinical system for stoma nurses launched

Satellite navigation, voice recognition and a group calendar all feature in a newly-revamped patient management system devised for specialist stoma
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