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Joining Up Is Hard To Do

Technology has an important role to play in the realising the ideal of “joined up” public services, but progress has
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The National IT Programme: Readers Have Their Say

At HC2003 NHS IT director-general Richard Granger said that he wanted a debate about whether there were viable alternatives to
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Shared Financial Services Pilots go Live

The first NHS Financial Shared Services Centre (SSC) went live on 1 April, marking a milestone in the provision of
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HC 2003 – Pick of the Product and Service News

Healthcare Computing is a traditional launch pad for healthcare IT products and services and the industry did not disappoint this
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eMatron – the Ultimate Nursing Boss

With no role out of bounds for the IT revolution, a US healthcare technology provider has devised electronic decision support
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First Anniversary for National IT Programme

Birthday greetings to the NHS National IT Programme! It’s 12 months since a new centrally-driven plan for transforming the NHS
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IBM and Newchurch to build ICRS demonstrator

A contract has been awarded to IBM and Newchurch to develop a prototype primary care shared clinical information service for
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Gateshead Prescribes Business Intelligence Software

Gateshead Health NHS Trust has begun to use business intelligence software provided by Cognos to help monitor and proactively improve performance,
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Medical Records Found on Memory Stick

An incident in which a Cheshire estate agent found a memory stick she had bought contained confidential clinical records has
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Poor IT Systems Contributing to NHS Waiting List Errors

Poor IT systems have been identified by the Audit Commission as a contributory factor leading to errors in waiting list
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