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Menopause website wins information award

A website written by clinicians to help women through the menopause has come first prize in the Patient Information Website
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Geordie GUM website may spare patients’ blushes

Newcastle PCT have launched a website for their genito-urinary medicine (GUM) clinic with the help of the local rugby team and a
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Patient experience website breaks mental health taboo

Dipex, a charity that runs a number of support websites that contains personal testimonies from people who have suffered from
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Interactive websites could reduce depression stigma

Research published in the British Journal of Psychology today has revealed that website walkthroughs and guides could be a useful
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Personal health record-keeping gets popular in US

Two in five adults in the US keep their own personal and family health records, with 13% of them keeping
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Doctors’ support for NPfIT tailing off, says survey

A new survey has revealed that doctors’ support for the aims of the national programme has fallen to 54% from
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NHS website becomes “gateway” in revamp

The NHS website, www.nhs.uk, has undergone a substantial refurbishment and has become a “gateway” page to give the public access
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EMIS rolls out web-based GP appointment booking

EMIS have nationally launched their own online appointment booking service, EMIS Access, which allows patients to send secure messages or
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IT skills need improving to see savings, think tank warns

The Work Foundation has urged caution that the Chancellor’s plans to save money through IT projects in the NHS and in other government
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Treasury plans £6.8bn NHS savings through IT

Today’s Gershon report, “Releasing resources to the front line: Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency", has said that IT reform
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