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Not so secure

Fiona Barr explains the background to the recent controversy over confidentiality in the personal demographics service.
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Demographic service poses security risk, say senior GPs

The two most senior GP representatives in England have written to Connecting for Health to demand reassurances on patient confidentiality
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Egton and Brother to offer extended warranties

Egton and Brother have started to offer extended technical support to their products in what they are calling an industry
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Texting reduces treatment times for STIs

A six-month study into the effect of text messaging in an STI clinic has revealed that sending notifications by SMS
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Health IT pioneer, Frank Burns, to retire

Frank Burns, chief executive of Wirral Hospital NHS Trust in Merseyside and a pioneer of healthcare IT in the UK,
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