27 July 2005

Call for drug ad ban in Australian prescribing software

A survey of drug advertisements in prescribing software used by Australian doctors found the vast majority of the advertisements broke
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26 July 2005

GP2GP record transfers struggling on attachments

GP2GP record transfer is under threat because the NHS spine may be unable to cope with the size and number
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26 July 2005

Nurses support IT reform – but lack information

Nurses remain supportive of NHS IT developments and rising numbers feel better informed about them – but the majority still
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26 July 2005

National patient safety database delivers first results

The National Patient Safety Agency has published its first report on patient safety incidents across the NHS in England and
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26 July 2005

Software for Scottish minor ailments service launched

Software to support the first phase of Scotland’s e-pharmacy plans has begun to be used by a pharmacy to run
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26 July 2005

£1bn NHS electronic procurement network formed

UKprocure have announced the establishment of the NHS Trading Network (NHSTN), which brings together 53 NHS organisations nationwide in one
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25 July 2005

Winning over clinicians key to success says Economist

Winning over busy, sceptical clinicians to the benefits of NHS IT modernisation has been highlighted as a key challenge by
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25 July 2005

NHS temp workers to get shifts by SMS

NHS human resources managers may soon be able to text temporary staff on their books with details of their vacancies,
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25 July 2005

Royal Society to investigate ICTs in health

The Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of science, has launched an investigation into how the rapidly developing fields of
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22 July 2005

Record hazards

Dr Glyn Hayes, Chair of the Health Informatics Forum at the British Computer Society, argues that electronic patient records can
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