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23 March 2009

Healthcare Commission calls for better early warning systems

The Healthcare Commission has said that early warning systems on patient safety incidents, which highlight key issues on quality of
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17 March 2009

Scottish LMCs demand action on IT choice

Scottish GPs have strongly criticised the delay in procuring a choice of GP IT systems and called for funding for
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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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13 February 2009

Child health strategy to share information

The government plans to promote information sharing across settings to deliver improvements in the health of children and young people,
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11 February 2009

EMIS SCR compliant by April

EMIS is expected to become compliant with the Summary Care Record by the end of April, freeing the way for
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22 January 2009

Business Intelligence

Daloni Carlisle looks at the tools on offer and the use that trusts are making of them.
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20 January 2009

Kentucky Derby comes to Warwickshire

Children in Warwickshire are taking part in an online race in which school-buses full of horses are powered by the
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12 January 2009

Prison health records on lost memory stick

An NHS worker lost a memory stick with the password attached containing patient information on over 6,000 prisoners. Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust said
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30 December 2008

NHS Choices to offer GP rating for patients

Patients will be able to rate their GP’s performance via the NHS Choices website from next summer, according to reports
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