Safety

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20 March 2009

PACS group demands action on NHS Number

Why isn’t it compulsory to use the NHS Number as the primary identifier for patients in England, just as the
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20 March 2009

Clinical Solutions partners with Fujitsu in Spain

Fujitsu and Clinical Solutions have announced a partnership to improve access to healthcare advice and services in Spain. Under the
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19 March 2009

E-Health Insider’s industry round up 19.03.09

This month’s E-Health Insider industry round-up covers new products, system deployments and other developments at leading healthcare IT suppliers. SpeechMagic
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17 March 2009

Hi-tech features in 150th CMO report

The chief medical officer’s annual report has highlighted the need for surgeons to be trained using simulation techniques. The report,
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16 March 2009

Report shows flaws in safety reporting

Trusts are failing to report patient safety incidents and to review their policies in response to known problems, a report
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12 March 2009

Sweden’s Ortivus signs antivirus deal

Swedish health IT specialist Ortivus has signed an agreement with Swedish IT security provider SE46 AB.
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10 March 2009

Trust incident reports published

The National Patient Safety Agency has started to publish patient safety incident reports from every NHS trust and local health
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6 March 2009

Homes smart enough to talk

The University of Bath has showcased a ‘smart’ home for people with dementia at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
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5 March 2009

NPSA Never Events policy welcomed

A company making IT systems to prevent wrong-site surgery has welcomed the launch of a national patient safety policy focusing
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26 February 2009

Scottish NHS to invest €1.8m in e-health

Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech
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