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Select committee transparency call rejected

A call from the Commons Health Select Committee calling for more transparency from Connecting for Health has been rejected by
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Government rejects consent call for SUS use

The government has rejected calls from the Commons Health Select Committee to apply consent to the use of Secondary Uses
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Wythenshawe uses barcodes to access records

Wythenshawe Hospital, part of the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, has deployed new bar code scanners from
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Info sharing for emergencies under test

Software that will allow the police and emergency services to share and update incident information more effectively is being developed by
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Concerns raised over corporate use of NHSmail

Concerns about the future direction of the NHS’s private email service have ben raised after it was used for the
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Lanarkshire’s mobile single assessment commended

North Larnakshire Council finished second at the Local Government IT Excellence Awards 2007 for their use of its single shared
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Lesson from history

A radio programme looked back at the progress of the National Programme for IT. Linda Davidson tuned in.
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60 Second Interview: Dr Richard Fitton

Joe Fernandez quizzes Dr Richard Fitton, a GP at Manor House Surgery, Glossop, Derbyshire.
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US building momentum by accrediting health IT

Accreditation of vendor applications, based on core interoperability standards, is helping to spur adoption of ICT within the United States
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Scottish pharmacies want emergency records access

Community Pharmacy Scotland, representing the owners of Scotland’s 1200 chemists, has made appropriate access to the Scottish Emergency Care Summary
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