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Five priorities for primary care IT

Grassroots GP Dr Neil Paul outlines the five priorities for NHS IT that have been identified in his area.
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QoF closes a deprivation gap

The gap between the least and most deprived areas of England for blood pressure monitoring and control has almost disappeared since
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Graphnet supports Trafford diabetes centre

A web-based diabetes system from Graphnet has been installed in a dedicated diabetes centre in Trafford. The Diabetes Centre at
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Message board for patients with diabetes

A volunteer with the charity Diabetes UK has launched a message board for patients with the long term condition. The
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Local IT solutions for Vascular Checks

Primary care trusts will need to develop their own informatics solutions for the national Vascular Checks programme that will begin next
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Silent Assassin in Second Life

Diabetes UK poster ad in the virtual world of Second Life Diabetes UK has taken its Silent Assassin campaign into
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UK group urges rethink on drug advertising

An alliance of nine groups representing UK consumers, patients and medical professionals has urged the European Commission to ditch plans
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Telemedicine supports patients on warfarin

A clinical study has shown that telemedicine can be used to effectively support patients in the self-management of oral anticoagulation
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German diabetes risk management study begins

A new collaborative research project has been launched in Germany to examine how computer technology can be used to help
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Intellect calls for more IT in diabetes care

The trade association Intellect has expressed disappointment that the Department of Health’s latest policy statement on diabetes fails to give
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