30 November 2009

Fracture risk tool built using QResearch

A score to predict the risk of patients suffering fractures due to osteoporosis has been developed using the QResearch database.
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27 November 2009

Oldham outsources IT to Computacenter

NHS Oldham has outsourced its IT services to Computacenter in a four year deal worth £650,000 a year. The primary
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25 November 2009

East of England joins SCR roll-out

NHS East of England has started the roll-out of the Summary Care Record and says it will be available in all
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24 November 2009

Avia acquires Plain Healthcare

Avia Health Informatics has announced the acquisition of clinical decision support specialists Plain Healthcare. Avia Health informatics has been set
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24 November 2009

Discharge summary target ‘to be missed’

The vast majority of NHS hospitals look set to miss the government’s target for delivering discharge summaries to GP practices
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23 November 2009

£130m for telecare and home help

The government has pledged to invest £130m in initiatives such as telecare and home adaptations as part of its free
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20 November 2009

Fordway infrastructure for London PCT

NHS Hammersmith and Fulham has implemented a new storage and disaster recovery infrastructure provided by ICT integrator Fordway Solutions. The
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19 November 2009

ACS buys Healthy Software

Advanced Computer Software has acquired the GP and hospice software supplier Healthy Software for £0.9m in cash and shares.
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18 November 2009

Records key to prison health action plan

The government has pledged to improve the quality of data, records and information sharing for offenders as part of its
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17 November 2009

EMIS rebuts coroner’s criticism

EMIS has rebutted criticism from a coroner following the death of a female prisoner in Holloway Prison in London. City
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