26 May 2005

EU conference in Norway spotlights e-health partnership

European commissioners have called for greater partnerships between both the public and the private sector and between different countries to
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25 May 2005

Doctors.net.uk helps put docs in the dock

Doctors.net.uk, the online medical network of UK doctors, has teamed up with Capita Health Solutions (CHS) to enable doctors to
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25 May 2005

Ascribe moves into A&E

Ascribe Plc has announced that it has acquired A&E specialist software company Footman Walker Ltd for £2.6 million. Footman Walker
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24 May 2005

Patients becoming apprehensive of NHS CRS

Patients are contacting their GPs with concerns about the confidentiality of their data held on GP computer systems as awareness
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24 May 2005

National Scottish NHS IT procurement begins

 The National Health Service for Scotland has begun re-tendering exercise for end-to-end delivery of its principal IT services, in a
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24 May 2005

Welsh telemedicine in great shape, says First Minister

Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan, has lent his support to the use of telemedicine within the country, saying that it
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24 May 2005

No need to register for Choose and Book yet, says BMA

GP representatives have told GPs that there is no need to complete the registration process for Connecting for Health in
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23 May 2005

Minister launches patient ‘guarantee’ on records

The government has published a series of commitments in the form of a guarantee on how nationally held electronic health
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23 May 2005

The virtual patient

Dr Richard Fitton, GP and member of the Care Record Development Board, predicts a future in which patients have control
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23 May 2005

Pharmacists advised not to sign ETP agreements

Pharmacists are being advised not to sign agreements for electronic transmission of prescription (ETP) enabled systems until guidance on compliance
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