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PCT commissioning data and IT suppliers named

Suppliers offering expertise in data analysis and IT solutions to support commissioning are included in the 14 organisations chosen by
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UK Biobank begins recruiting using NHS data

UK Biobank, the medical research charity-backed DNA database, has begun using demographic data supplied by the NHS to begin recruiting
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NICE looks at pathways to electronic guidance

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is looking at new ways of providing its guidance electronically –
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New web tool to target health inequalities

A new web-based tool designed to help primary care trusts to make better use of evidence-based measures to improve life
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It’s all about access

David Baker, MD of Clinical Solutions, tells Jon Hoeksma, that his company's strategy is based on providing the means to
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iPlato deploy SMS to Hammersmith and Fulham PCT

Health text messaging specialists iPlato have agreed a deal to provide their patient care messaging service to 26 doctors’ surgeries
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BMJ Health Intelligence launched

The BMJ Group has launched a web-based public health resource including data, cost effectiveness information plus information on local projects,
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DH explains summary and detailed records

Guidance on how the two elements of the NHS electronic patient record – the detailed and summary records – will
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New deal to deploy data mining tool

Quicksilva Software Solutions has secured a deal with life sciences specialists Applied InSilico to deploy their artificial intelligence-based data mining
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Patient access to records ‘can bring benefits to PCTs’

Patient access to records can help primary care trusts meet their fitness for purpose targets, the Healthcare Computing conference heard.
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