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BT to deliver Theatre Manager in London

BT has signed an agreement with specialist developers, Picis, to deliver new operating theatre management systems to six hospital trusts in
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First Databank Europe sponsored feature

First DataBank Europe examines the key elements of their involvement with NHS Connecting for Health - enabling safer prescribing, dispensing
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Telehealth innovations unveiled at conference

Partners Telemedicine, a US based telecare provider, have told a conference that patients should be encouraged to use ‘self care’
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Virtual Consulting Room successfully piloted

A Virtual Consulting Room offering healthcare professionals the facility to compare notes for medical consultations has been developed by staff
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NHS broadband leaves GPs in slow lane

Many GP practices are struggling with inadequate broadband speeds over N3 (the new NHS National Network) which are slowing down
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GPs threaten to block national patient database

One in two GPs have signalled their intention not to upload patients’ clinical details to the NHS Care Records Service
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Fair deal on NHS broadband

This week EHI Primary Care launches Fair Deal on NHS Broadband, a campaign to get GPs the fast broadband they
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Survey shows waning medical support for NPfIT

A picture of declining support among doctors for the National Programme for IT emerges from the latest Medix survey of
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NHS Scotland signs £300m deal with Atos Origin Alliance

A consortia lead by Atos Origin has been awarded a £300m contract to be NHS Scotland’s Information Management and Technology
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UK practices best for IT to track medical errors

GPs in the UK are well ahead of colleagues around the world in having information systems which track medical errors,
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