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11 March 2009

Online services feel crunchers’ pain

A dedicated NHS Direct telephone line and more information on NHS Choices will be set up as part of a
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10 March 2009

Government turns up the heat on patient power

The government has set out its vision for the future shape of public services, which includes giving patients greater choice
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9 March 2009

Data sharing clause 152 dropped

The government has dropped its controversial plans to make it easier to share personal data across Whitehall departments. Justice Secretary
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4 March 2009

Hong Kong plans e-health records

Hong Kong’s Food and Health Bureau has set out healthcare reform plans that include proposals to develop a Hong Kong-wide
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4 March 2009

Call for overhaul of Scottish IT

GP representatives in Scotland have called for full integration of GP and secondary care systems and changes to out-of-hours services
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3 March 2009

Coroners Bill protest escalates

Eight healthcare organisations have called for medical records to be excluded from the data-sharing provisions of the Coroners and Justice
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2 March 2009

Finland builds on local foundations

Finland is on track to build a national electronic health record repository, which clinicians will be legally required to start
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26 February 2009

Scottish NHS to invest €1.8m in e-health

Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech
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24 February 2009

Scotland invests in telehealthcare

Scotland has launched its biggest telehealthcare project alongside 16 other e-health initiatives that will be backed by £1.6m of investment.
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24 February 2009

BMA says 084 must run its course

GP practices using 084 telephone numbers must be allowed to serve out the terms of their contracts with telephone suppliers
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