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Healthcare Interoperability Preview

Brian Derry tells Jon Hoeksma why interoperability underpins the future digital NHS.
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ASSIST says idea NHS like a bank ‘fundamentally flawed’

NHS informatics professional body ASSIST has published a paper saying the original NHS National Programme for IT plan of a
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PACSnet to close after funding pulled

The PACSnet advisory group is to close, after the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) announced that it will cease
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Community nurses get mobile access to iPM

Community nurses at Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust have gone live with 3G technology that allows them to access its iPM system
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Medting creates global image repository

A Spanish medical informatics consultant is enlisting researchers and practitioners in an attempt to create what might be the first
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Pringle outlines future of PRIMIS +

The strategic director of PRIMIS + has said that the organisation is looking to add value to its CHART audit
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Hospitals to assess satisfaction ‘in real time’

Health secretary Alan Johnson told the Labour Party conference yesterday that he wants to see NHS trusts collecting “immediate feedback”
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Keogh outlines priorities for new head of IT

NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has stepped down as the Department of Health’s interim director general for informatics and
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UK Terminology Centre appoints clinical director

NHS Connecting for Health has appointed Dr James Paton as clinical director for the UK Terminology Centre. The centre, which
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60 second interview: Jean Roberts

Our latest 60 second interview is with Dr Jean Roberts, an internationally known health informatician.
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