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Lord Hunt – “We Will Meet EPR targets”

Lord Hunt, the health minister with responsibility for IT, has underlined his determination that the NHS will achieve its targets
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Patient ID Chip Set for Global Launch

A tiny ID microchip that can be implanted in the human body, and then used to identify patients and enable
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GP Pathology Messaging Contracts Under Negotiation

A central procurement process has started to ensure that GPs have the right software to handle online pathology reports and
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Torex Wins Contracts at Two Shared Services Sites

Torex Health has been awarded five year contracts to implement Oracle financial services software at two shared services centres due
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PCTs Told to Freeze IT Procurement Plans

Primary Care Trusts have been told to put their plans for integrated primary and community electronic patient records on hold
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NHSIA to Develop Infrastructure for Web Services

The NHS Information Authority has announced the launch of a new Health Records Infrastructure programme intended to make it possible
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RCN Signs $6.5m Contract with Axia

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Axia NetMedia Corporation of Canada announced a $6.5m deal this week to create
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IBM Partners With Mayo Clinic

IBM Partners With Mayo Clinic IBM and the US Mayo Clinic have announced an agreement to jointly develop an information
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Five Booked Admissions ‘Enterprise Communities’ Announced

Five new ‘Enterprise Communities’ have been announced to speed up the introduction of electronic booked admissions into the NHS. The
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GPs Believe EPRs Will Improve Patient Care

A major new survey of the attitudes Yorkshire GPs to electronic patient records in primary and community care has revealed
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