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Mayday sees PACS benefits

Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust was one of the first sites in London to get BT's Philips PACS system in London.
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Vital signs system monitors patients electronically

A new hand-held computer system called VitalPAC, which allows staff to input patients’ vital signs electronically from the bedside, has
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79 Milton Keynes staff say Millennium “not fit for purpose”

Seventy-nine clinicians and admin staff at Milton Keynes General Hospital have written an open letter to the management stating that
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PACS roll-out milestone hit in London and the South

All NHS hospital trusts across London and the South of England have now received systems to enable them to capture
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Isle of Man chooses System C for major contract

System C has won a £7.5m contract to provide an integrated island-wide healthcare IT service in the Isle of Man.
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IT delays contribute to NHS trust deficits

Delays in implementing the National Programme for IT are listed by the influential Commons public accounts committee today as a factor leading
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NHS 24 faces legal action over patient deaths

NHS 24, the Scottish health helpline service, is being sued for £750,000 damages by the partner of a man who
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NPfIT’s Evolution maternity dropped by Royal Shrewsbury

The NHS trust that was meant to be the pilot site for the National Programme for IT version of iSoft’s
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DH acknowledge junior doctor selection ‘shortcomings’

An extremely rapid DH initial review into the heavily criticised online junior doctor recruitment system has within 24-hours admitted that
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Unified communications in healthcare

Single, converged networks supporting IP telephony, videoconferencing, video-on-demand and contact centres offer benefits for healthcare that should not be ignored,
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