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NHS Direct may lack capacity to handle OOH calls

NHS Direct may have insufficient capacity to manage out of hours (OOH) care in the integrated fashion envisaged by the
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UK is Europe’s “star” in health information websites

The United Kingdom’s health services have come top of a European-wide healthcare survey for patient access to information due to
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Better information and IT in view for kidney care

IT to support primary care staff whose work includes prevention of and treatment for kidney disease is a key component
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Nurses happier using telecare, says international survey

Many nurses who specialise in telecare are experiencing greater job satisfaction than those who do not, according to the results
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First PACS installations go live … quietly

The first picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) installed under the National Programme for IT went live recently but details
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Patient information site rivals NHS Direct Online

Patient information website patient.co.uk has claimed that it is now as popular as NHS Direct Online, with just under 1.2m visitors received
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Americans want personal health records

The majority of Americans want to be able to access an online personal health record (PHR), providing them with details
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Crunch time

How will the general election affect NHS IT? E-Health Insider takes a comprehensive look at what each party has to
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NHS Direct seeks partners for remote care pilots

NHS Direct is looking for primary care organisations to work with it on pilot remote care projects in 2005-6 and has outlined several
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NHS Direct software may expand abroad after buyout

The firm that supplies the decision support software which forms the basis of the NHS Direct, NHS Direct Wales and
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