Comms strategy must be tested for emergencies

Every NHS organisation must test their communication strategy twice a year in order to ensure readiness for major incidents, according
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Primis wins NHS data quality contract

Primis, the primary care data quality service, has won a four year contract with Connecting for Health to work with
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Scottish GPs aim for 90% e-referral in 2006

Scottish GPs should be sending 90% of referrals electronically by the end of March next year, according to new guidance
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Results not excuses, Aussie guru tells NHS IT leaders

An international expert in project management has told senior NHS IT staff that internal politics and a ‘silo mentality’ are
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Survey shows support for ‘.health’ TLD

There is considerable support for a ‘.health’ top level domain (TLD), but as long as it is restricted to sites
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James Paget gets outsider PACS

James Paget Healthcare NHS Trust in Norfolk has become the first hospital trust in England to go live with an
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From dependence to responsibility

In the first of a two part article, Iain Anderson from Capgemini looks at the drivers for change in the
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AAH launches ‘onestopshop’ ETP solution

AAH Pharmaceuticals has announced the launch of its ‘onestopshop’ Electronic Prescription Service solution, an all-inclusive solution based on its LinkEvolution
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Microsoft claims SharePoint success in NHS

Microsoft has announced that the number of users of its SharePoint collaboration and filesharing technology in the NHS has increased
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IMS offers Choose and Book solution

IMS Maxims has announced the immediate availability of its Integrated Choose And Book (ICAB) system which enables NHS and independent
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