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As mobile devices start taking on more than one function, what implications will there be for healthcare? Colin Jervis of
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Patient safety becomes priority for NHS IT

The NHS National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has worked with Connecting for Health to build a rigorous system of safety
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CfH aims to install at 22 acute trusts by October

NHS Connecting for Health and its prime contractors have told a member of the Commons Public Accounts Committee that they
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Tower Hamlets PCT cuts down PBC reporting times

  Data mining software has cut down the length of time that one PCT needs to prepare PBC reports from
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Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children to install Vocera

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children is to install the Vocera hands-free wireless voice communication system. The new system, which
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More problems with London child health software

The Health Protection Agency has strongly criticised the interim child health systems used by ten primary care trusts in London
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NHS IT project runs up £28.2m legal bill

Connecting for Health has received a £28.2m bill for legal work, one of the biggest ever bills for legal work
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Accenture examining alternatives to iSoft

The chief executive of Accenture has said that the company is examining alternatives to its sub-contractor iSoft in relation to
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Free receptionist software offered for EMIS LV

Plain Healthcare is offering a year’s free use of their receptionist support software for EMIS LV users in return for
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Sealed envelope safety risk raised by BMA

Doctors have raised concerns that Connecting for Health proposals to allow patients to hide some information in sealed envelopes puts
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