19 October 2005

U-turn on whether health info sites beneficial

The authors of a study that concluded information websites for patient with long-term conditions were detrimental to health have retracted
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18 October 2005

ID cards database could store medical records

Details of patients’ medical records could potentially appear on the ID card database if an amendment to the ID Cards Bill
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18 October 2005

Correcting for health

EHI Primary Care looks at Connecting for Health's work in updating health IT in prisons, and progress in a similar
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18 October 2005

RCGP ethics committee recommends opt-in for NCRS

The ethics committee of the Royal College of GPs has recommended that patients must have the right to opt-in to
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18 October 2005

Long-term monitoring under the skin

Advances in subcutaneous sensors that will enable patients to be monitored wirelessly are reported this week by researchers in Finland.
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18 October 2005

Renal patients get online records

Health minister Rosie Winterton is to unveil a new site for renal patients that will allow them to manage their
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17 October 2005

Appointment reminders mistaken for ‘scam’

A Scottish scheme using automated calling to contact patients and remind them of their hospital appointments has been withdrawn after
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17 October 2005

Virtual healthcare research institute launched

A group of research institutions and healthcare user groups has joined forces to form the Virtual Institute of Research in
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14 October 2005

Granger sets November deadline for BT in London

BT has been warned by NHS IT boss Richard Granger that they must hit a 28 November deadline to switch
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14 October 2005

ETP should be fully operational by end of 2007

Electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) will be deployed over two releases and should be fully operational by the end of
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