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30 January 2007

South Warwickshire authorises shared smartcard use

South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust has confirmed that its board has agreed that clinicians working in part of its
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29 January 2007

90% of children back Child Index

More than 90% of children believe it will be acceptable for doctors, school nurses and health visitors to access the
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10 January 2007

Forensic computing helps NHS save over £800m

The NHS Forensic Computing Unit has helped the service save over £800m in the last seven years, according to figures
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9 January 2007

Reports highlight telecare’s popularity

Research studies on the two biggest telecare projects in the UK have highlighted the popularity of the technology among users.
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9 January 2007

Networks First takes on McKesson UK networking clients

Networks First, an independent provider of support services for network infrastructures, and its healthcare partner Bates IT, are assuming management
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27 December 2006

High-tech radios rollout for ambulances in 2007

A new radio system to be installed by all NHS ambulance trusts in England beginning in early 2007 will offer
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22 December 2006

Practice data controller jailed for record tampering

A data administrator at a North London medical centre has been jailed for tampering with records using the practice’s computer system
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18 December 2006

Opt-out consent model to be kept for SCR

 The government is to stick to its plan that patients must opt-out of the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS), although
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15 December 2006

Survey shows US appetite for personal electronic records

A US survey has revealed strong support for the concept of personal electronic health records, with those polled seeing them
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8 December 2006

Existing ICT underused, Royal Society finds

A working group that set out to look at future technology in healthcare information and communications technology (ICT) has found that
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