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15 October 2004

McKesson launches digital medical photograph solution

McKesson today announced the launch of its PhotoManager, software designed to allow clinical staff to access digital medical photographs of
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14 October 2004

New Caldicott guardian for national programme

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has appointed the head of its digital information policy team, Phil Walker, as its
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13 October 2004

NPfIT refutes claims on unforeseen costs

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) last night issued a lengthy statement refuting claims that it will generate billions of
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13 October 2004

New employment terms for NHS IT staff to be introduced

The new version of Agenda for Change (AfC), the Department of Health’s new terms for most NHS employees including IM&T staff,
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12 October 2004

Contact lost as NHS e-mail relaunch misfires

Contact, the new NHS e-mail service supplied by Cable and Wireless, is down for maintenance after problems at its launch on
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12 October 2004

Furore over £31 billion figure for NPfIT

Health minister, John Hutton, today dismissed as ‘speculation’ figures that suggest total implementation costs for the National Programme for IT
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12 October 2004

NPfIT procurement unfriendly for SMEs, says OFT

SMEs are being locked out of competition in many areas of public sector procurement, including the National Programme for IT,
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11 October 2004

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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8 October 2004

Brent goes live with Graphnet drug action team solution

Brent Primary Care Trust, north west London, has gone live with a new system developed by Graphnet to enable drug
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7 October 2004

Virus concern for radiology

Medical scanners hit by viruses and worms can be put out of action for weeks while manufacturers decide how the
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