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Granger Tells NHS Boards to Take on IT

A sign of the times was provided last week when it was standing room only at the NHS Confederation’s annual
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Open Source: Tablet PCs Wrong for Doctors – Steve Garrington, CEO Torex Health

Last week hospital doctor, Andrew Harrison, shared his experience of testing a Tablet PC on the wards. Steve Garrington, chief
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Thames Valley ICRS Collaborative PFI Procurement Suspended

The Thames Valley Integrated Care Records Services (ICRS) collaborative procurement has become the latest high-profile NHS electronic records project to
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Safety Gains Available from IT

IT can substantially improve the safety of medical care but few of the technologies likely to achieve this are implemented,
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Granger says Failure will be Penalised

NHS IT Director General Richard Granger this week raised the ante for would-be suppliers to the National Programme for IT
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IT Vital to Tackle Health Staff Shortages

A major new US health IT survey suggests that new technology has significant potential to help mitigate the serious staff
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Capio Healthcare Strikes Deal with Cerner

Swedish-based Capio Healthcare, which runs private hospitals and diagnostic services in eight European countries has chosen Cerner Corporation as its
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Hanon Partners to Launch Virtual Child Protection

Hanon Solutions Ltd, the Scottish data integration specialist, has announced a new partnership to offer local authorities a solution to
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Spring Quiz: The Answers

Thanks to everyone who entered the Spring Quiz. The winner is… Deirdre MacGuigan, Knowledge Development Co-ordinator, IM&T Modernisation Programme, Buckinghamshire
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NHS Urged to Adopt EAN.UCC Standard

UK-based campaigning group, e.centre, has welcomed a ruling by the US Food and Drug Administration mandating the use of a
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