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Best Use of wireless healthcare

The best use of wireless healthcare category was won by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University NHS Trust. The runners up were
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Mind that child

Dr David Low, consultant paediatrician and national clinical lead for paediatrics and child health at NHS Connecting for Health, discusses
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Project develops smart clothes

Researchers in the UK have begun work on a project to develop hi-tech clothing for elderly people, with electronic devices
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Patient told no electronic record, no care

A North London Mental health trust has said that any patients who refuse to have their data entered onto electronic
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Bristol wristbands use GS1 coding

NHS trust improves patient safety by adopting national coding standards for its new printed wristbands.
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Social media may ‘nudge’ users to health

A new research project has been launched using mobile phones to assess whether people can be ‘nudged’ into leading healthier
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Permanente way

Kaiser Permanente is making rapid progress with electronic health records. Jon Hoeksma reports.
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NHS IC does deal with SAS

The NHS Information Centre has done a partnership deal with SAS for a standardised data management system and unique business
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NHS told to secure patient data

The Information Commissioner has written to the permanent secretary of the Department of Health demanding immediate improvements to the lax
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On the record

NHS Bolton was the first PCT to adopt the SCR. Fiona Barr asks how it is doing.
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