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Vital signs system monitors patients electronically

A new hand-held computer system called VitalPAC, which allows staff to input patients’ vital signs electronically from the bedside, has
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Extra suppliers catalogue tender welcomed by industry

Reaction to last week’s publication of the tender for a catalogue of additional healthcare IT suppliers was broadly positive, generating
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Agfa launch ORBIS EPR to UK market

Agfa HealthCare has launched its proven ORBIS electronic patient record system in the UK for the first time. The software
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PACS roll-out milestone hit in London and the South

All NHS hospital trusts across London and the South of England have now received systems to enable them to capture
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Data from half a million patients to aid research

UK Biobank, a medical research initiative charity, is to start using patient data to provide reliable assessment of different causes
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FDBE signs up with Map of Medicine and Soarian

Clinical decision support specialist, First DataBank Europe has secured contracts to add its systems to the Map of Medicine and
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NHS 24 faces legal action over patient deaths

NHS 24, the Scottish health helpline service, is being sued for £750,000 damages by the partner of a man who
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Trusts set to benefit from integrated cable network

NHS trusts and ambulances are set to benefit from faster and better communications following the merger of the ntl and
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Chesterfield Foundation Trust gets SRC digital dictation

SRC has won a European public procurement to provide a trust-wide digital dictation and workflow management solution to Chesterfield Royal
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Microsoft’s NHS Common User Interface unveiled

Microsoft UK has revealed the first fruits of its four year £40 million collaboration with Connecting for Health to develop
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