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College bows out of SNOMED development

The College of American Pathologists plans to relinquish control of its subsidiary, SNOMED International. SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
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Networks First takes on McKesson UK networking clients

Networks First, an independent provider of support services for network infrastructures, and its healthcare partner Bates IT, are assuming management
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Accenture completes handover to CSC

Management consultancy Accenture will today complete its hand over of two separate billion pound NHS IT contracts to Computer Sciences
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New oncology system goes live at Arden Cancer Centre

A new oncology-specific, image-enabled electronic medical record system has gone live in the Arden Cancer Centre, part of the University
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Computers – the greatest medical breakthrough?

Computers have been shortlisted in a British Medical Journal poll to determine the greatest medical breakthrough since 1840. They are one
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A returned exile

Peter Ellis, former CEO and IT pioneer at one of Canada's largest hospitals, explains why he is alarmed at the
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Health IT administrator charged with planting ‘logic bomb’

A former systems administrator in the US has been arrested by the FBI and charged after placing a ‘logic bomb’
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Capex becomes Eceptionist’s UK partner

Capex Health, a systems developer and training provider, have been named as the UK partner for Eceptionist, specialists in internet
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Nuffield Hospitals begin rollout of direct Choose and Book

The Nuffield Hospitals group have gone live with the directly bookable NHS Choose and Book system at its site in
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Oasis helps cut surgery waits in Surrey

The Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford says its 12 operating theatre suites are now running at over 90 per
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