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PACS roll-out stalls in NW and West Midlands

The roll-out programme for PACS in the North West and West Midlands of England by CSC looks in danger of
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Technology effective in dementia home care

Assistive technology for dementia sufferers living at home can be cost-effective, increase patients’ independence and deliver support to unpaid carers,
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GPs urged to accept ETP software

GPs are to be asked to accept software for electronic transmission of prescriptions as soon as possible as part of
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Scotland-wide PACS deal goes to Kodak

NHS Scotland has awarded a national contract to Eastman Kodak Company’s Health Group to deliver a picture archiving and communications
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PACS in practice

An innovative project to establish a PACS system in general practice linked to the local hospital is taking place in
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NHS domain block causing bounced patient e-mail

E-mails to nhs.uk addresses from patients may be being blocked due to the inclusion of nhs.uk on a site used
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Seven pharmacy systems accredited for R1 ETP

Seven out of 11 pharmacy systems have attained technical accreditation for release one of electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) according
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Newcastle opts for ChemoCare

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust has signed up for a chemotherapy prescribing solution which will operate across three sites and provide
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Requests for direct access to NCRS resisted

The Care Record Development Board (CRDB) has resisted requests for agencies concerned with child protection to draw information directly from
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No sealed envelopes for first summary records

No ‘sealed envelope’ technology will be available for the very first release of the NHS Care Record Service next year,
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