11 June 2004

Does Dr Robot usher in new era of metal medics?

From automated call-centre systems to car assembly factories, it seems that wherever you look, a robot is waiting to take
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11 June 2004

Citrix prescribes access strategy for health

Ever thought of having an IT access strategy for your trust?  Citrix thinks you should. E-Health Insider went along to
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10 June 2004

Doctors to vote on national patient record system consent

Doctors attending next week’s British Medical Association Local Medical Committee conference are to vote on whether patients’ records should be
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9 June 2004

EU commissioner vows to increase patient information

The European Commissioner for Health and Human Protection, David Byrne, has promised to take action to improve patients’ access to
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9 June 2004

Charing Cross introduces robotic drug dispensing

Two newly installed electronic dispensing systems at London’s Charing Cross Hospital, one of which uses robotics, are improving improving the speed and
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8 June 2004

Don’t forget IT input when planning PACS

Beware of overlooking vital IT input when planning a new digital picture archiving and communications system (PACS), the UK Radiology Congress
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7 June 2004

Hospital introduces electronic social care referral

An NHS Foundation Trust has developed a seamless electronic social care referral system that ensures that social workers are fully
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7 June 2004

BT to compensate NPfIT for missed N3 targets

BT has been asked to pay the NHS damages for missing two targets in the delivery of its N3 broadband
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4 June 2004

Talking heads help hearing-impaired take phonecalls

New software being developed may give the deaf and hard-of-hearing a new way of receiving phonecalls – using a computer
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4 June 2004

Pro-BNP spam hits NHS inboxes

A spam e-mail sent to NHS staff urging them to vote for the BNP on June 10 and blaming ‘foreign
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