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11 March 2003

New Portal Opens Doors to ECDL

A new web portal for NHS staff offering basic skills training in IT and preparation for the European Computer Driving
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27 February 2003

Row Over Health Records Review Secrecy

Campaigners this week alleged that the Department of Health (DH) had broken undertakings to keep fees low for patient access
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19 February 2003

National IT Programme Looks For Additional Expert Resources

Wanted: expert hands and heads to get the National IT Programme rolling asap. Director General of IT, Richard Granger, has
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22 January 2003

Civica to Implement Microsoft Enterprise Agreement

The NHS has placed an order worth £19.4 million over twelve-months with software and services firm Civica to implement the
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14 January 2003

AAFP Explores Open-Source EHR

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is considering developing and selling low-cost "open-source" electronic medical records (EMR) software to
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9 January 2003

Two Key Contracts Awarded to Consultants

Two vital contracts, covering technical and IT standards, and management of the National Information Programme, have been awarded to external
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2 January 2003

DH Places Advert for Prime Contractors

The UK Department of Health has published an advert in the Official Journal of the European Commission (OJEC) for prime
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19 December 2002

The NHS and the IT Industry: Over to You (part 2)

Last week, E-Health Insider published a round-up of comments from readers on the apparent new hard line on suppliers being
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10 December 2002

10 Ways To Improve NHS IT – a Hospital Doctor’s View

Hospital doctor, Andrew Harrison, worked in IT before studying medicine. His unusual background prompted E-Health Insider to ask him to
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10 December 2002

Microsoft and MSN Launch Public Services Channel

Microsoft Ltd  and MSN  have announced the launch of the online Public Services Channel offering access to online government and healthcare
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