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Coming soon…health advice on digital TV

By next Christmas, many viewers with digital televisions will be able to access hangover cures and other healthy advice from
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Internet has blown away library walls

The Internet has blown away the walls of libraries as effectively as Semtex, Dr Muir Gray, director of the National
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CHI praises NHS Direct

The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) has given a positive assessment of the 24 hour health information and advice line,
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Leeds trust wins technology award

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust has won the BT-sponsored Health Service Journal Award for “Improving Care with e-Technology” with a project
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Nhs.uk to provide information for Patient Choice

Patients will be encouraged to use the NHS online service, nhs.uk, to gather information about NHS hospitals when they are
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Men and New Parents are Enthuasists for NHS Direct

Men and new parents – two groups who often find the NHS unfriendly – appear to be some of the
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Dedicated Website Launched For OOH Modernisation

The NHS out-of-hours (OOH) modernisation programme has set up a dedicated website offering policy and technical information and news updates.
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European Award for NHS Direct Online

Health advice and information portal, NHS Direct Online, was chosen as one of four winners of the first eEurope Awards
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New Forum to Support Interoperability Standards

A new Health Care Interoperability Forum (HCIF) has been set up to actively support the design of interoperability standards covering
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NHS Direct “Will More than Double” by 2006

NHS Direct is set to more than double in size, handling 16 million calls by 2006. The service is also
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