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Safety Gains Available from IT

IT can substantially improve the safety of medical care but few of the technologies likely to achieve this are implemented,
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NHS IT Programme Enters ‘Heartlands’

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the NHS has published a brief progress update, stating that ‘the heartlands of
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NHS IT Investment Still Being Diverted

A new report by the Audit Commission concludes that more than half of all NHS trusts in England have diverted
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Capio Healthcare Strikes Deal with Cerner

Swedish-based Capio Healthcare, which runs private hospitals and diagnostic services in eight European countries has chosen Cerner Corporation as its
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South West Collaborative EPR Procurements Ended

A series of collaborative NHS IT procurement projects for electronic patient record (EPR) systems in the South West had the
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Online Recruitment Plan for NHS in England

Details of the long-delayed project to put NHS jobs in England online have emerged from the Department of Health (DH).
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Healthcare IT and Devolution

The health services in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were detached from the English mother ship as part of devolution.
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£27m for Digital Cameras to Track Diabetic Retinopathy

A total of £27m has been allocated to buy digital eye screening cameras for use in tracking retinopathy in people
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National Programme ‘Mobilises’ for Delivery

The shape of things to come on NHS IT started to become clearer during the course of Healthcare Computing with
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DH Shapes Up National IT Structures

The "Who Does What" debate at the top level of healthcare IT continues but the HC2003 audience at Harrogate this
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