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Work underway to fix records problem in iPM

A problem has been identified in iSoft’s iPM patient administration software, which, under certain circumstances, can lead to patients’ electronic
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Birmingham HSCIC staff protest at relocation

Unhappy staff caught up the relocation needed to establish the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre have protested that the decision to
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CfH announces awards for health IT innovation

 Entries have opened for the 2006 Health Informatics Accolade Scheme, which aim to reward the innovative use of technology in
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Database aims to improve mental healthcare of young

The First Episode of psychosis Research Network (FERN) has awarded a contract to Tribal Technology for development of a mental
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London trust goes live with spine-connected PAS

Queen Mary’s Hospital, south-east London, has become the first hospital trust in London to go live with a ‘strategic’ patient
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Birmingham PCTs sign up for Pfizer self-care project

Two PCTs in Birmingham are to be the first in the UK to implement a community self-care project in which patients
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40 business cases for PACS signed off

Forty business cases for picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) in the NHS in England have been signed off and
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Renal patients get online records

Health minister Rosie Winterton is to unveil a new site for renal patients that will allow them to manage their
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Birmingham hospital upgrades servers for NPfIT

University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has installed new servers and support infrastructure in order to pave the way for
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Major ministerial reshuffle for health

John Hutton, the health minister whose responsibilities included NHS IT, has been promoted in the post-election reshuffle. He enters the
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