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Integrated health system needed for Scotland’s young

NHS Scotland should be working towards a single integrated information system to support improvements in the health of children and
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Unstoppable momentum in e-health rollout, says Granger

Connecting for Health has reached an unstoppable momentum and "essentially the war is won", chief executive Richard Granger has told
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GPC agrees IT infrastructure funding guidance

Clinical system servers, workstations, printers, back-up devices and network infrastructure are among a list of core items practices can expect
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MDU warns practices of data transfer privacy risks

Practices must warn patients that electronic transmission of data is not totally secure or foolproof, says a medical defence organisation
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PCTs urged to move C+B from centres to practices

Primary care trusts are being encouraged to dismantle referral management centres that handle Choose and Book so that the work
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CAS buys Clinical Solutions

 CAS Service, the UK-based supplier of access management and clinical decision support systems for the healthcare market, has announced it
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Scots ahead

Fiona Barr looks at how electronic summaries of GP records are already in operation in Scotland, accessible by out of
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Telemedicine makes weak impact on outpatient waits

Evidence for the effectiveness of telemedicine in the UK is weak, according to a new report examining strategies for improving
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Virtual reality heart failure pod goes on tour

  Doctors in the US are being given the opportunity to walk in the shoes of a patient with congestive
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Newcastle goes out to tender for EPR

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust has become the latest trust to break ranks with the NHS Connecting for Health
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