11 April 2006

First full rollout of e-MAS service claimed

  Co-operative Group Pharmacy is claiming that it has become the first in Scotland to implement the electronic Minor Ailments
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10 April 2006

Space programme

One of the most intriguing aspects of the NHS IT programme is the HealthSpace project, the online patient portal. Daloni
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10 April 2006

Online lottery for NHS dentist registration

A company contracted to set up eight new NHS dental practices in North Wales are encouraging prospective patients to apply
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10 April 2006

Ardentia acquires InFocus Health

Healthcare performance management software provider Ardentia has announced the acquisition of InFocus Health, whose information analysis solution Hippo21 is used
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7 April 2006

iSoft believes speculation on finances ‘unfounded’

iSoft, the health service software specialist, was yesterday forced to issue a stock market statement denying it is in financial
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7 April 2006

EHRs cause behaviour changes in doctors, says study

A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine has revealed that family doctors who use electronic health records instead
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6 April 2006

GPs demand ‘urgent action’ on GPASS

Leading GP IT representatives have written to Scottish health minister Andy Kerr to demand urgent action to improve the GPASS
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6 April 2006

Patient surveys launched into hospital call costs

  A national campaign to discover the views of patients and visitors hospital bedside television and telephone services has been
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6 April 2006

Bluetooth ID badge handwashing monitor proposed

A team of academics, clinicians and computer scientists have developed a system that uses a Bluetooth-based wearable ID tag to
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5 April 2006

European healthcare IT outsourcing set to grow

A new market report has predicted that rising healthcare costs and the rising complexity of healthcare IT systems will compel
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