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4 October 2006

DH consults on child Information Sharing Index

The government has launched a consultation on regulations for its proposed electronic database of children aged 0 to 18. The
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3 October 2006

Half of PCT IT staff left in the dark over mergers

A telephone poll of newly merged primary care trusts by EHI Primary Care has revealed that almost half of the 40
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27 September 2006

Autoforwarding to be downgraded in NHSmail

Connecting for Health have announced automatic forwarding from its email service NHSmail to most e-mail addresses – including site-specific NHS
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25 September 2006

QFLU to provide daily information

A national data collection system for flu involving nearly 3,000 UK practices will now provide information on a daily basis
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21 September 2006

IT workers on strike in NHS Logistics dispute

The NHS Logistics strike today is set to include at least 500 helpdesk staff who are crucial to getting orders
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19 September 2006

Extra payments ‘not discussed in detail’ says iSoft

iSoft has said contract payments were ‘not discussed in detail’ with the government before further news of its precarious finances broke last
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11 September 2006

Child index could make youngsters anxious

The Children’s Commissioner says the government’s plans to create a national database of every child in England could create anxiety
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8 September 2006

Concerns voiced over Ireland’s iSoft deal

The main Irish opposition party, Fine Gael, has raised concerns over the recent financial difficulties of iSoft and the £38m
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5 September 2006

MPs prescribe ‘rescue’ plan for NHS IT project

The government has been urged to rethink its £12.4bn NHS IT project, and replace its current highly centralised national strategy
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31 August 2006

Smart sponges to reduce surgical accidents in US

A new barcode system used on surgical sponges will be trialled by the Veterans’ Administration West Los Angeles Health Care
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