Homing in on child protection

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was one of the first to go live with a new Child Protection Information
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Waiting for 2 long

The fate of tech fund 2 has been up in the air since applications closed seven months ago, frustrating trusts
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Power to the people on: whistleblowing in the 21st century

Paul Hodgkin says Sir Robert Francis’ report on whistleblowing is focused on corporate action; and in the age of social
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Patient.co.uk hearts social media

When Patient.co.uk wanted to promote its ‘Q score’ heart health tool, it turned to social media. Fiona Barr discovers why
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Joe’s view: An SCR iPhone app?

Apple’s latest operating system comes with an emergency medical screen for users to fill in. Joe McDonald wonders why it
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Ade Memoire on closing the loop

Adrian Byrne, the director of IM&T at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, says test results need to be acknowledged
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Enter the CCG on wall washing and sex

Dr John Lockley has a hot tip for washing a wall; and some hotter ideas for spreading ideas about NHS
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The little red (e)book

The ‘red book’ that records a child’s early health progress is one of the best known personal health records; and
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Another view: just do IT

GP Neil Paul says it’s time to stop talking about big data and tech funds and do something useful –
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Access more areas

Patient.co.uk won an EHI Award last year for a mobile version of Patient Access. With deadlines looming for GPs to
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