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Questions in the House About DG Role

Mark Todd, Labour MP and a former IT director, has told E-Health Insider that he believes the current management structure
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Poole Wins HSJ Technology Award

Poole Hospital NHS Trust has won a Health Service Journal management award in the category for improving care with e-technology.
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Siemens Tops European Health IT League

The health services division of Siemens Medical Solutions has been named the leader in the European Hospital Information Systems (HIS)
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Blair Pledges NHS Broadband Access

Tony Blair has pledged £6bn of public money to deliver high-speed internet access to every school and doctor’s surgery by
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Electronic Booking Shifts Up a Gear

A further 45 electronic booking programmes are to start as the NHS gears up to meet its target of making
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High Demand for Tablets Predicted in Health

Last week saw the international launch of Microsoft’s Tablet PC software and a series of tablet and slate-style devices by
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Early Warning System for Epidemics Launched

British health IT firm ComMedica has added a new module to its PIRILIS clinical information system that uses advanced algorithms
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‘Radical Steps’ Urged to Boost Health Informatics

The British Computer Society (BCS) has warned that unless urgent action is taken 40 years accumulated experience of health informatics
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Why Are GP Practices More Computerised Than Hospitals?

Scalability and incentives are suggested as the two key factors that explain why British GPs are far more likely to
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Revamp of Chief Executives Information Forum Announced

The NHS Chief Executives Information Forum (CEIF), which has represented chief executives views, advice and input to the NHS information
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