26 June 2008

QRisk2 helps to predict risk of heart attacks

Researchers have used anonymised GP records to develop a new method for assessing whether people are at risk from cardiovascular
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25 June 2008

Safer surgery tool launched by WHO

The World Health Organisation has devised a new safety checklist designed to help cut the number of preventable surgical complications
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25 June 2008

Fujitsu staff talks: 700 possible redundancies

Seven hundred staff working on the NHS Southern Programme for IT face possible redundancy, following the termination of Fujitsu’s £1.1bn
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25 June 2008

DrThom makes the pill available online

Women can now purchase the contraceptive pill using the online medical service, DrThom without having to go to a doctor.
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25 June 2008

Moscow laboratory group chooses iSoft system

Gemotest, a Moscow-based private laboratory group, has signed a deal with iSoft to deploy the LabCentre laboratory information system. The
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24 June 2008

Biotronik launches cardiac telecare system

Biotronik Lumax 540 German telemedicine device specialist, Biotronik, has launched a new home monitoring device offering remote, wireless advanced patient
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24 June 2008

NHS leaders see IT as promising NHS opportunity

Over 90% of NHS leaders see IT as a promising opportunity for the NHS over the next ten years, a
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23 June 2008

Central NHS cancer research database launched

A new £4m NHS National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN), which will bring together around 22m NHS cancer records to create
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20 June 2008

EHI’s news roundup 20.06.08

E-Health Insider’s news round up for the week ending 20 June 2008 featuring supplier news, awards and information on newly
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20 June 2008

WHO calls for sharing of information in Europe

European countries should do a better job of assessing the performance of their health care systems and sharing that information
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