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Wristband risk to patient safety highlighted

A drive to raise awareness of the importance of patients wearing hospital wristbands should make barcode and RFID technology more
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IT has critical role in patient safety, says watchdog

 Public service watchdog, the National Audit Office, has underlined the key role IT should play in improving patient safety not
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Ealing and Southend-on-Sea start patient txt messaging

Mobile messaging firm iPlato  has announced that practices from two more primary care trusts in England have started using its
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PCT’s e-mail error leaks patient details

A full investigation is underway into an e-mail error that led to confidential information about 92 patients being distributed from
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IMS Maxims helps cut Irish patient waiting

  IMS Maxims has announced that it has successfully installed a new Patient Management System on behalf of the Irish
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Ofcom investigates patient phone systems

Patientline has said it will suspend new installations in hospitals pending the outcome of an Ofcom inquiry into complaints about
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National patient safety database delivers first results

The National Patient Safety Agency has published its first report on patient safety incidents across the NHS in England and
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Increase seen in patient booking calls

The call centre set up to deal with Choose and Book appointments is beginning to receive a small number of
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Concerns over incomplete patient record transfers

GPs are to be reminded to send all important information when patients move practice after concern that some records are
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Addenbrooke’s installs SMS patient reminder system

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, has implemented an SMS reminder system for patient appointments after a series of pilots of different software.
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