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Cancer case repository launched to aid research

A new cancer case repository that is able to extract information from the wide variety of sources in an electronic
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University College London NHS Trust goes wireless

University College London NHS Foundation Trust has completed installation of an advanced wireless network, thought to be the largest yet
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Lab system supplier gets N3 nod

  Labs system software supplier Technidata UK has announced that it has become among the first independent software suppliers to
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NHS telecoms fraud survey taken on by consultancy

An international consultancy company has stepped in to fill what it says is a hole in NHS telecommunications fraud prevention services
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Computerised casualty ‘whiteboard’ for Bedford

Bedford Hospital’s accident and emergency unit has gone live with a new computer system developed by ExtraMed called A&E Whiteboard.
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Opinions sought on EHRs in informatics survey

Clinicians and support staff are being invited to comment on their experiences of electronic health records in a survey being
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A wristband that checks the right drug? Brilliant

A student at Brunel University has won an industry prize for designing a hospital wristband, called ‘Brilliant’, that can check the dose
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Doctor tagged with RFID worries about privacy

An A&E doctor and CIO who has had an RFID tag implanted into his arm on which his medical reference
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NCRS will make corrections easier, says minister

Corrections to electronic health records will be easier when the NHS Care Records Service (NCRS) is available and problems caused by
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Patient survey shows worries about spine security

 The majority of the public are concerned about the security of their medical records being held on a central computer
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