20 April 2005

Doctors can order drug samples online

Online portal Doctors.net.uk have started a drug sampling service with , ‘iSample’, that will allow doctors to opt in to
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19 April 2005

Legacy integration in NHS still slow, says survey

A survey undertaken by software company WRQ has found that less than half of UK healthcare IT managers whose trusts
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19 April 2005

QoF results publication likely in next two months

Quality and Outcomes Framework results for every practice in England and Scotland are likely to be published on government websites
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18 April 2005

NHS Direct software may expand abroad after buyout

The firm that supplies the decision support software which forms the basis of the NHS Direct, NHS Direct Wales and
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18 April 2005

Somerset EPR “commended” by Healthcare Commission

The Healthcare Commission has praised Somerset Partnership NHS & Social Care Trust for its implementation of an electronic patient record,
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15 April 2005

London RID suspended pending investigation

NHS Connecting for Health has announced that its regional implementation director for London, David Kwo, was suspended from duty on
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15 April 2005

Southampton City PCT overhauls web services

Southampton City Primary Care Trust have announced a new version of its website that it hopes will better engage both
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15 April 2005

Can routine data detect ‘rogue’ doctors?

Was Rodney Ledward a statistical outlier? Researchers have discovered that the rogue gynaecologist could have been detected through the analysis
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14 April 2005

Siemens chosen for eye screening in Scotland

NHS Scotland has signed a deal with Siemens Medical Solutions to supply the screening module of its Soarian web-based electronic
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14 April 2005

Microsoft in the NHS

Dr Bill Crounse, Microsoft's Global Healthcare Industry Manager, talks to EHI about Microsoft's involvement in the NHS IT programme and
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