19 September 2005

Patients check records for errors

A practical exercise to find out how many errors patients can find in their records and how many entries they
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19 September 2005

CfH begins NHS information blitz

A marathon campaign to tell the nation about the NHS Care Record Service (NHS CRS) gets underway today with a
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16 September 2005

Lib Dem NHS whistleblower site launched

The Liberal Democrats have launched a new campaigning website www.libdemnhswatch.com designed to enable members of the public and NHS staff
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16 September 2005

Allergies must be Read coded for GP2GP

GPs and practice teams are being advised to record all allergies and sensitivities as Read coded entries to solve a
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16 September 2005

West Midland Ambulance Service upgrades network

West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has implemented a fully managed private network from Telewest Business, which for the first time
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15 September 2005

Looking abroad

Sinead Quinn, healthcare programme manager at Intellect outlines some international opportunities for UK healthcare businesses in English-speaking countries.
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15 September 2005

Pathology tech revamp to be ‘re-energised’ by DH

Pathology test results being sent electronically to care providers overnight, and testing facilities being made available in non-traditional settings, are
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15 September 2005

Diabetes care guideline recommends use of IT

 New international guidance on type 2 diabetes management has included recommendations for making telephone support and electronic medical records available to
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14 September 2005

Agfa selected as Accenture’s PACS supplier

Agfa-Gevaert has formally announced that it has been selected by Accenture to provide digital radiology imaging management solutions to the
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14 September 2005

Lab system supplier gets N3 nod

  Labs system software supplier Technidata UK has announced that it has become among the first independent software suppliers to
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