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27 November 2002

Newchurch Buys Medidesk from Onmedica

Primary care health IT and consulting firm Newchurch  has announced that it has acquired Medidesk from OnMedica, in a move
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26 November 2002

ComMedica Wins European Innovation Award

Innovative UK-based health IT firm ComMedica’s PIRILIS clinical information software has won the ‘best software Innovation’ category at the European
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21 November 2002

Questions in the House About DG Role

Mark Todd, Labour MP and a former IT director, has told E-Health Insider that he believes the current management structure
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20 November 2002

Blair Pledges NHS Broadband Access

Tony Blair has pledged £6bn of public money to deliver high-speed internet access to every school and doctor’s surgery by
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13 November 2002

Why Are GP Practices More Computerised Than Hospitals?

Scalability and incentives are suggested as the two key factors that explain why British GPs are far more likely to
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12 November 2002

Patient Communication Systems Launched

Bedside entertainment and communications systems for hospital patients have been officially launched at Kingston Hospitals NHS Trust. The wall-mounted patient
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7 November 2002

Gateway Review Recommends ICRS be put on Hold

The latest Office of Government Commerce (OGC) review of the business case for Integrated Care Records Service (ICRS), the central
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25 October 2002

IT Procurement Strategy Promised By December

The government plans to publish the full version of its procurement strategy for the NHS IT programme by December 2002,
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24 October 2002

Patients Want to Interact with Doctors Online

A survey of European internet users found that 50% said they want to be able to email their doctor, schedule
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17 October 2002

All-Wales Approach Proposed for Electronic Records

The long-awaited strategy for health information in Wales proposes a corporate, all-Wales approach to the development of electronic records and
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