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Health informaticians “embattled”, claims ASSIST

A survey by the Association for Informatics Professionals in Health and Social Care (ASSIST) has claimed that those working in
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Child index could make youngsters anxious

The Children’s Commissioner says the government’s plans to create a national database of every child in England could create anxiety
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E-Health Insider’s new careers fair for health IT people

Qualified health IT specialists can now pre-register free of charge for E-Health Insider’s first ever careers fair created to meet
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DH to survey Electronic Social Care Record progress

The Department of Health (DH) is to carry out a survey on how the Electronic Social Care Record (ESCR) is
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Lend a hand

What is being doing to improve the technological links between health and social care? EHI Primary Care talks to David
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Number cruncher

Fiona Barr talks to Professor Sir Brian Jarman of Imperial College's Dr Foster Unit about using hospital data to uncover
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Ascribe acquires HEIS in £6.5m deal

Healthcare solutions group, Ascribe, has acquired clinical and management information system supplier, HE Information Systems, in a £6.492m deal designed
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Unwinding the cord

NHS Direct aims to develop its core health advice service to offer a range of remote care additional services to
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Scotland chooses Anite for social care integration

Public sector IT provider Anite and the Scottish Executive have signed a national contract that aims to deliver inter-agency access
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Too many problems with C+B, says Meldrum

Too many delays and problems have undermined the Choose and Book scheme, according to the leader of the UK’s GPs.
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