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10 June 2004

Doctors to vote on national patient record system consent

Doctors attending next week’s British Medical Association Local Medical Committee conference are to vote on whether patients’ records should be
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9 June 2004

EU commissioner vows to increase patient information

The European Commissioner for Health and Human Protection, David Byrne, has promised to take action to improve patients’ access to
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7 June 2004

BT to compensate NPfIT for missed N3 targets

BT has been asked to pay the NHS damages for missing two targets in the delivery of its N3 broadband
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3 June 2004

National programme caught in spinal trap

With less than four weeks to go to the first scheduled release from the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), highly
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3 June 2004

NPSA introduces intelligent incident analysis system

The National Patient Safety Agency has awarded the contract for its new analysis and content management to the Cambridge-based software
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1 June 2004

Health insurance smart card scheme starts in EU

European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) are being formally introduced today in 13 EU countries, including Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Estonia and
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28 May 2004

Doubts raised over first NPfIT delivery deadlines

The leak of a confidential BT document, highlighting “material contractual issues", has raised concerns that the first June delivery dates
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25 May 2004

Report challenges hospital mobile ban

A new report on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare facilities challenges the wisdom of blanket prohibitions
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20 May 2004

Europe sets out plan for ‘European E-health Area’

European Commissioner for Health and Human Protection, David Byrne, has called for the creation of a common ‘European e-health area’
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11 May 2004

Parents are ‘cautious’ internet users

Parents use the internet cautiously to find out about their children’s health problems and electronic information does not undermine their
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