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Cystic fibrosis patients test out mobile support

Encouraging early results have been seen in trials of a mobile device to support people living with the life-limiting genetic
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E-health and the EU

The UK's presidency of the EU promises to be a significant one for e-health, Lyn Whitfield reports.
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iSOFT publishes strong growth figures

iSOFT the supplier of clinical software in three of the five regions of the NHS IT modernisation programme has published
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UK is Europe’s “star” in health information websites

The United Kingdom’s health services have come top of a European-wide healthcare survey for patient access to information due to
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Welsh health IT prepares for delivery

The Welsh NHS IT reform programme, Informing Healthcare (IHC), has just released its National Case document and formally set up
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Nurses happier using telecare, says international survey

Many nurses who specialise in telecare are experiencing greater job satisfaction than those who do not, according to the results
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Telecare specialist Tunstall bought in £225m deal

Tunstall, the specialist in personal and home telecare, has been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint from Hg Capital in
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Software piloted for better cancer data collection

Pilot IT systems have been implemented in two local cancer registries with the intention of improving the quality of the
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Tag team care

Colin Jervis of Kinetic Consulting examines some of the innovative ways that RFID tags are being used in patient care
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Wireless LAN phone can survive hospital environment

A US-based company has developed a ‘rugged’ wireless phone specifically for the UK wireless healthcare market that can survive being
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