Safety

Archive
2 May 2006

Victoria signs with Cerner

Australia’s state of Victoria has selected Cerner as its latest healthcare IT partner. The value of the deal was not
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11 April 2006

Academics call for NPfIT technical assessment

A group of 23 computer science academics from around the UK have written an open letter calling for an “independent
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10 April 2006

Space programme

One of the most intriguing aspects of the NHS IT programme is the HealthSpace project, the online patient portal. Daloni
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6 April 2006

GPs demand ‘urgent action’ on GPASS

Leading GP IT representatives have written to Scottish health minister Andy Kerr to demand urgent action to improve the GPASS
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6 April 2006

Bluetooth ID badge handwashing monitor proposed

A team of academics, clinicians and computer scientists have developed a system that uses a Bluetooth-based wearable ID tag to
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27 March 2006

GPs reassured clinical data secure on Choose and Book

The GPs who raised concerns about the security of the personal demographic service(PDS) say they have been satisfied that clinical
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24 March 2006

NHS IT spending lags behind Wanless targets

Forecasts from trade association, Intellect, suggest that NHS spending on IT in England is likely to undershoot significantly the figure
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20 March 2006

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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14 March 2006

Implementation schedule slips in South

The introduction of the NHS Care Records Service in the South of England is set to be delayed following a
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6 March 2006

Sentinel enables Sedgefield PCT to log incidents online

Sedgefield Primary Care Trust is reported to have seen a dramatic increase in the reporting of patient safety incidents since
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