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Is practice-based commissioning (PBC) the pill that will shrink the near-£800m NHS deficit, or will it cause an adverse reaction?
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NHS librarians speak out about information access

 Healthcare librarians have said that they need to allow people ease of access to information and portability of knowledge without
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Kent hospital’s server hits the headlines

A hospital IT department’s firm action on unauthorised material loaded by staff onto their PCs has landed it in a
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Kodak investigates ‘strategic alternatives’ for health group

Eastman Kodak Company announced that it is exploring strategic alternatives for its health group. The options are understood to include
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NAO says out-of-hours management information poor

Management information on out-of-hours services is poor, caused partly by problems with IT systems and compounded by inadequate telephone systems
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QicSCRIPT upgraded for medicine use reviews

Pharmacy software solution QicSCRIPT has been upgraded with appointment scheduling and patient identification systems so that pharmacists can deal with
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Review: Plundering the Public Sector

Michael Cross reviews David Craig's latest book which concentrates on the role of consultants in the National Programme for IT.
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CSC helps cut patient referral times

A new strategic patient administration system  installed at a primary care trust in North Manchester has helped to slash the time taken for new
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North Staffs prepares for big bang

University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust is getting ready to go live with patient administration and clinical systems from
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Lloyds gets authorisation to deploy on ETP

Lloyds Pharmacy has received technical accreditation and authorisation to deploy from Connecting for Health to connect its in-house pharmacy system
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