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Open Source: ‘Rescue Community Nurses from IT Exile’

In the second of our new ‘Open Source’ columns Mark Reynolds, managing director of TopCall UK argues for community nurses
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Basque GPs Suspended over Centralised Data Protest

Two GPs from the Basque Country in northern Spain have been suspended without pay, apparently for refusing to use a
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Survey Makes “Compelling Case” for Electronic Records

Findings from an international survey highlighting problems with quality of care and wasted resources make a “compelling case” for electronic
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Rise in Over 55s Using the Net for Health

Increasing numbers of over 55 year olds are using the Internet – and taking a very active interest in online
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10 Ways To Improve NHS IT – a Hospital Doctor’s View

Hospital doctor, Andrew Harrison, worked in IT before studying medicine. His unusual background prompted E-Health Insider to ask him to
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Blair Pledges NHS Broadband Access

Tony Blair has pledged £6bn of public money to deliver high-speed internet access to every school and doctor’s surgery by
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Electronic Booking Shifts Up a Gear

A further 45 electronic booking programmes are to start as the NHS gears up to meet its target of making
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Gateway Review Recommends ICRS be put on Hold

The latest Office of Government Commerce (OGC) review of the business case for Integrated Care Records Service (ICRS), the central
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Advice Paves the Way for National Clinical Audit

Advice is published this week on the National Clinical Audit Support Programme (NCASP) which will eventually yield comparative data on
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Electronic Systems Could Free Up Millions of GP Appointments

Cutting out unnecessary GP paperwork, such as filling out repeat prescriptions and sick notes, could save up to 3.2 million
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