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19 November 2008

Survey reveals mixed picture on device security

NHS organisations have tightened up on mobile device security in response to the recent spate of data breaches from the
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18 November 2008

IT costs factored into organ donor decision

The UK Organ Donation Taskforce this week came out against moving to a system of presumed consent for organ donation,
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11 November 2008

Promised safety alarms not delivered

Four out of five community nurses do not have access to a personal safety alarm despite a government pledge to
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10 November 2008

Patients’ prospectus launched on NHS Choices

The Department of Health has published its promised patients' prospectus, setting out the support that people living with long term
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6 November 2008

TPP looks at psychological therapy functionality

IT system supplier TPP is to develop its primary care system SystmOne to support the government’s Improving Access to Psychological
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5 November 2008

Healthcare Interoperability: read all about it

Almost 400 delegates attended E-Health Insider’s event in Birmingham at an interesting time for NHS IT. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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4 November 2008

DH launches consultation on QoF

The Department of Health has launched a consultation on its plans for the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The DH is
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30 October 2008

NPfIT ‘misconceived’: O’Brien

Shadow health minister Stephen O’Brien has launched a stinging attack on the National Programme for IT in the NHS at
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29 October 2008

Personal view: Derek Hodgson

Derek Hodgson, head of telecommunications for the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, takes on 08 numbers.
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29 October 2008

2008 ‘a year of data breaches’

Information Commissioner Richard Thomas has expressed concern about continued data breaches from the public sector – almost a year after
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