Patient safety

9 July 2007

Scottish hospital to use robots to move goods

Robots transporting hospital goods and equipment will be used for the first time in a new hospital being built at

27 June 2007

Cambio gets smart on patient wristbands

Scandinavian software provider Cambio Healthcare Systems has announced a new partnership with LaserBand, to deliver its patient wristband and labelling

26 June 2007

East Cheshire chooses CliniSys for chemo prescribing

East Cheshire NHS Trust has awarded a chemotherapy prescribing solution contract to CliniSys Oncology. CliniSys will deploy its ChemoCare solution

22 June 2007

BMA calls for inquiry into NHS Direct referrals

The British Medical Association has called for an inquiry into the NHS’s information and advice service, NHS Direct, claiming it

17 May 2007

Safety now number one priority for CfH

Professor Michael Thick, the chief clinical officer for Connecting for Health, explains how the agency has made patient safety its

17 May 2007

Researchers warn NPfIT delays risking patient safety

Lack of effective communication and delivery delays are leaving trusts disenfranchised and weakening local commitment to rolling out the National

9 May 2007

Consumer is king in wireless health

More consumer-driven wireless developments are on the horizon as mobile technology enjoys wider adoption in healthcare.

16 April 2007

Patient safety tops IT priorities in CIO poll

Implementing information technology to reduce medical errors and promote patient safety remains the top priority for healthcare chief information officers

12 April 2007