9 June 2009

Tories promise transparent procurement

Shadow health minister Stephen O’Brien has called more localised and transparent procurement in the NHS and an end to Labour’s
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8 June 2009

IC boss sets out quality programmes

The chief executive of the Information Centre has claimed that the UK has the potential to have the best technology
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5 June 2009

Andy Burnham replaces Alan Johnson

Andy Burnham Andy Burnham has been named as the new health secretary. Burnham will replace Alan Johnson who moved to
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5 June 2009

Orebro first with Swedish summary record

InterSystems has announced that the first stage of the Swedish National Patient Summary Project has been successfully deployed.
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4 June 2009

Connelly: South benefits from no LSP

Director general of informatics Christine Connelly has said the National Programme for IT in the NHS’ new approach in the
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4 June 2009

London runs reverse auctions for care

The London Procurement Programme has carried out a number of online reverse auctions for care for patients who are physically
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3 June 2009

Wales to pilot PACS integration

Informing Healthcare is planning a pilot for image sharing between picture archiving and communications systems across the country. The PACS integration
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2 June 2009

Bristol wristbands use GS1 coding

NHS trust improves patient safety by adopting national coding standards for its new printed wristbands.
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2 June 2009

German doctors use iPods for PACS

Clinicians at Jung-Stilling Hospital in Germany are using an iPod Touch to access patient data and diagnostic images at the
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1 June 2009

Webinar reveals demand for IT evidence

The Royal College of Nursing’s informatics expert has called for better evidence to convince nurses of the benefits of technology
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