28 October 2009

Trust loses cancer patient data

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust has been criticised by the Information Commissioner for losing three unencrypted USB sticks
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28 October 2009

Digital Healthcare texts reduce DNAs

Digital Healthcare, a supplier of software to UK Diabetic Retinal Screening Services, has developed a module that uses text messages
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28 October 2009

Cerner completes first Spanish roll-out

US healthcare IT giant Cerner has completed the first implementation of Cerner Millennium in Spain. Hospital de Denia Marina Salud, on
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27 October 2009

CQC criticises discharge summaries

The Care Quality Commission has warned that the NHS may be failing to prevent harm to patients by failing to
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27 October 2009

Nottingham extends cancer solution

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust has announced it will deploy a customised reporting solution across 15 of its specialist tumour
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27 October 2009

Swedish pilot fights fake medicines

Siemens IT Solutions and Services and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) have launched a medicine coding
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26 October 2009

DH endorses first video game

The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus has become the first computer game to be endorsed by the Department of Health. The
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26 October 2009

GE launches €167m innovation fund

GE has announced the availability of a €167m ($250m) equity fund that will make investments in highly promising and innovative
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26 October 2009

Great Ormond Street completes JAC EPMA

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust has become the first paediatric hospital in the UK to complete a
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23 October 2009

Herefordshire joins NHS and council IT

Herefordshire has become the first county in the UK to integrate its council and NHS IT services. Zack Pandor, joint
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