8 March 2004

Granger terminates EDS’s NHSmail contract

The National Programme for IT has terminated the £90 million NHSmail contract with Electronic Data Systems to provide email and
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4 March 2004

Parliamentary briefing paper sets out challenges for NPfIT

A new parliamentary briefing paper on the National Programme for IT has highlighted stakeholder involvement, communications, "imposing change on a
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4 March 2004

FDBE aims to cut drug dosing errors

First DataBank Europe (FDBE) has announced that it is working with the National Patient Safety Agency on a project to
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3 March 2004

UN calls for action on internet drugs

The UN agency responsible for controlling international narcotics has called on Governments to do more to crack down on the
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2 March 2004

Hunt on for public sector IT tsar

The hunt is on for a person to take on to find the candidate to fill the “most influential role
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1 March 2004

iSOFT to invest £53 million in India

iSOFT Group Plc, the UK-based provider of software for hospitals and healthcare organisations, has announced that it will invest £53.89
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26 February 2004

Dawn of globalisation in health IT, Granger tells HIMSS

ORLANDO, Florida – The NHS National Programme for Information Technology is drawing interest on both sides of the Atlantic, a
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26 February 2004

EHR roll-out underway across Wirral

NHS organisations on the Wirral have announced plans to push ahead with the roll-out of an ambitious health community-wide electronic
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25 February 2004

MDU warns doctors of picture messaging dangers

The Medical Defence Union has advised doctors to think twice before using picture mobile phones to take and send digital
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25 February 2004

CSW to prove concept of Welsh ‘Single Record’

Oxford-based CSW Health has been awarded a contract by NHS Wales to develop a Technical Proof of Concept (TPoC) for
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