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Call for tougher penalties for information crime

A case in which an abusive husband was able to track down his ex-partner’s whereabouts through her parents’ medical records
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NPfIT could ‘transform’ drug reaction reporting

Reporting of adverse drug reactions in England could be transformed by systematic collection through the National Programme for IT, according
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Patient records may only be shared locally, say CfH

Detailed electronic patient records will not be accessible outside the local groups of organisations that created them, in direct contradiction
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NAO says out-of-hours management information poor

Management information on out-of-hours services is poor, caused partly by problems with IT systems and compounded by inadequate telephone systems
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CSC helps cut patient referral times

A new strategic patient administration system  installed at a primary care trust in North Manchester has helped to slash the time taken for new
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North Staffs prepares for big bang

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust is getting ready to go live with patient administration and clinical systems from
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Quicksilva releases data spine access software

Public sector integration software specialists Quicksilva Software Solutions have released Spinal Tap, a package designed to allow accredited healthcare organisations access
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LogicaCMG to supply armed forces with EHRs by 2010

 LogicaCMG has won the £80m contract to fully supply the armed services with electronic health records by 2010, following a
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Cardiac surgery outcomes website launches

A public website showing outcomes in adult cardiac surgery is due to be launched today by the Society for Cardiothoracic
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Summary care record delayed and abridged

The content of the summary record uploaded to the spine will be cut back to include just allergy and prescription
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