12 January 2006

Robot revolution

Colin Jervis, director of Kinetic Consulting, looks at how robots are being used on wards and in operating theatres in
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12 January 2006

Hammersmith chooses Technidata for blood transfusion

Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a contract with Technidata to replace its two existing blood transfusion systems with TD-BloodBank,
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12 January 2006

Asthma sufferers get help from space

  Mobile phone users with asthma in south London are getting pollution alerts via SMS thanks to satellite technology from
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11 January 2006

Good outlook for IP VPNs in European healthcare

Industry analysts Frost & Sullivan have predicted positive, if qualified, growth of Internet Protocol Virtual Private Networks (IP VPNs)  in healthcare
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11 January 2006

Call for wider use of decision support

A charity is calling for more widespread use of decision support systems in general practice after a survey it commissioned
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10 January 2006

GP calls for judicial review of NCRS consent

A GP is calling for a judicial review of the government’s consent plans for the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS).
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10 January 2006

Value of infection control software highlighted

Infection control software is a worthwhile investment for trusts, but care must be taken in staff training, configuration and connecting
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10 January 2006

Meet the suppliers: TPP

In the first article of a series, EHI Primary Care travels to Leeds to spend a day with TPP, the
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10 January 2006

Doctors critical of NPfIT costs, survey finds

Doctors believe the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) could provide valuable benefits to clinical care in the long term, but
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10 January 2006

Mixed feelings from GPs in new survey on NPfIT

A new survey of GPs shows a widespread dislike of Choose and Book, but optimism that the National Programme for
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