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First DataBank consortium wins dm+d validation contract

A consortium led by First DataBank, and including IMS Health and ADEL/Synapse Consulting, has won a mapping validation contract from
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Feature: Using information effectively

The Nuffield Trust and the Commission for Health Improvement have both highlighted the need for the NHS to improve its
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Consumers need skills to use Net health help

Consumers need to develop search and appraisal skills to get the best out of health information on the Internet, according
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Granger says final LSP contract will come when ‘right’

The final local service provider (LSP) contract for the South of England will be signed in the New Year, when
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Two LSP contracts announced, South delayed until 2004

The National Programme for IT this morning announced that CSC and Accenture are the winners of two of the three
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Coming soon…health advice on digital TV

By next Christmas, many viewers with digital televisions will be able to access hangover cures and other healthy advice from
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Internet has blown away library walls

The Internet has blown away the walls of libraries as effectively as Semtex, Dr Muir Gray, director of the National
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Top award for NHSIA’s computer training scheme

A NHS Information Authority’s European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) initiative to equip all NHS staff with basic IT skills has
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National US health information infrastructure called for

 The influential Institute of Medicine (IOM) has published a new report calling on the US Government to create national data
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CHI praises NHS Direct

The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) has given a positive assessment of the 24 hour health information and advice line,
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