Confidentiality

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City and Hackney shares patient data securely

City and Hackney Teaching PCT in Central London has installed comprehensive security software which, it is hoped, will improve security
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Outside the inbox

Chris Booth, who has been working with SMS and healthcare for several years, says that text messaging can do more
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Doctors’ belief in NHS IT project fading

Doctors’ enthusiasm for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply over the past 12 months, with the
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GPs say they are not being listened to

Lack of consultation and the threat to GPs existing computer systems are the biggest failings of the National Programme for
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PR heavyweight appointed to sell NHS CRS

The NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT) has appointed communications consultancy giant Porter Novelli, part of the global marketing
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Can you keep a secret?

Subtle changes in the way patient confidentiality in electronic health records is handled slipped out last week. E-Health Insider looks
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Can you keep a secret?

Subtle changes in the way patient confidentiality in electronic health records is handled slipped out last week. EHI Primary Care
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This time it’s personal

Why do we need electronic health records, anyway? Gerry Yantis and Manuel Lowenhaupt of CapGemini argue that the challenges faced
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Autism care charity installs document security

A regional charitable trust that provides residential care and education for people in the south-west of England with autism and
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Criticism unhealthy for NPfIT, says Granger

The director general of NHS IT, Richard Granger, has spoken out against critics of the National Programme for IT, saying
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