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5 January 2007

NHS Fife uses new PAS interface to tackle ward infections

A new interface has been implemented into NHS Fife’s existing Oasis Patient Administration System (PAS) that will warn both hospital
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4 January 2007

A returned exile

Peter Ellis, former CEO and IT pioneer at one of Canada's largest hospitals, explains why he is alarmed at the
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2 January 2007

Liquidlogic to provide new system for Slough

Collaborative software specialist, Liquidlogic, has been awarded a contract to implement a new integrated case management system for adults and
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28 December 2006

Northern Ireland to invest in telehealth

  Northern Ireland health minister, Paul Goggins, has announced a £1m investment in telehealth and telemedicine initiatives across the country.
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19 December 2006

BT investigates slow connections for GPs

N3 provider BT has been investigating ways in which it might improve its service for GP practices using the EMIS
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15 December 2006

BCS calls for complete overhaul of NHS IT project

A new report from the British Computer Society has called for a fundamental rethink of the NHS IT programme, including
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15 December 2006

Telecare deal for 500 packages in Cumbria

Five hundred homes across Cumbria are to receive telecare packages following a contract award to suppliers, Tunstall,  by the local county
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11 December 2006

Concern over slow progress in acute sector

A board paper written for the largest NHS trust in England says that its region of the National Programme for
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8 December 2006

Salford Council adopt new loan management software

Salford City Council’s integrated community equipment service (ICES) has chosen Ethitec’s ELMS2 software to manage all the wheelchair and equipment
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8 December 2006

Existing ICT underused, Royal Society finds

A working group that set out to look at future technology in healthcare information and communications technology (ICT) has found that
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