9 June 2005

‘Soft camera’ could keep watch on health records

Healthcare applications for ‘soft camera’ technology that provides a keystroke-by-keystroke replay of actions performed on a file or record are
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8 June 2005

Wireless LAN phone can survive hospital environment

A US-based company has developed a ‘rugged’ wireless phone specifically for the UK wireless healthcare market that can survive being
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7 June 2005

Telemedicine the future of care in Scotland, says report

A report into the future of the health service in Scotland has praised the use of telemedicine in the country,
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7 June 2005

Computer access for hospital doctors poor, say BMA

Some hospital doctors are expressing concerns that they do not have enough access to computers and e-mail to do their
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7 June 2005

PCT issues smartcards with identical PINs

A primary care trust issued smartcards to all its practices which had the same PIN for every user; and furthermore, the number was stuck
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6 June 2005

Txtg cn help u quit cigs

Texting young smokers on their mobile phones using personalised messages, could potentially help them quit, according to research published this
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6 June 2005

Common Scottish EHR in three years, report advises

Scotland should aim to have its own electronic health record system within three years, a report into the future development
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6 June 2005

LMCs to debate no confidence motion in PCOs IT

IT funding for GPs, Choose and Book and patient confidentiality are all set to be the subject of criticism from
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6 June 2005

Voice recognition on the web for clinical data entry

A Glasgow-based company has developed a voice recognition system aimed at healthcare professionals that enables them to speak into their
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3 June 2005

Lack of leadership at NHS 24 leads to shake up

Lack of leadership and problems with responding to peak demand have been identified as key issues dogging the Scottish healthcare helpline, NHS
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