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EU project looks at DNA link to patient records

A telemedicine project funded by the European Union has been looking at ways of matching patients in emergency situations with
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E-mail reveals outage disrupted patient care

One week on from the computer failure that left 80 trusts in the North-west and West Midlands without access to
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PM hopes for millionth C+B patient next month

The Prime Minister has said that he hopes the millionth patient to use the Choose and Book system will  make
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CSC helps cut patient referral times

A new strategic patient administration system  installed at a primary care trust in North Manchester has helped to slash the time taken for new
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Kiosks have potential for patient feedback

Interactive technology kiosks have the potential to provide healthcare professionals with reliable and valid daily feedback on the quality of
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PCTs start transferring patient records by CD

Practices from two primary care trusts in Hertfordshire are about to start transferring patients records on CD, ahead of the
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Interactive patient kiosks offer real-time feedback

A new study has concluded that interactive patient information kiosks can provide healthcare professionals with reliable and timely feedback on
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Birmingham and Solihull extends patient RFID tagging

Birmingham’s Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it is to further expand its trial of tagging surgical
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Warning on patient data from medicines reviews

Pharmacists are being warned not to e-mail medicines use reviews to GPs until concerns over confidentiality have been addressed. The
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NHS domain block causing bounced patient e-mail

E-mails to nhs.uk addresses from patients may be being blocked due to the inclusion of nhs.uk on a site used
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