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8 December 2006

Existing ICT underused, Royal Society finds

A working group that set out to look at future technology in healthcare information and communications technology (ICT) has found that
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7 December 2006

N3 Internet gateway fails across NHS

Users of the NHS broadband network across England were left unable to access the internet for about two hours on
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7 December 2006

BUPA sends old computers to Moldovan hospitals

Private healthcare provider BUPA has donated £25,000 to technology charity Digital Links International to cover the costs of providing 800
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6 December 2006

Ealing PCT uses text message technology

Ealing Primary Care Trust has launched a mobile phone text message appointment reminder service for 130,000 patients attending 22 of
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6 December 2006

Great Ormond Street gets single sign on

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is set to use a single sign on system that will not only cut the
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5 December 2006

Heartlands uses RFID for patient identification

The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Safe Surgery Systems Ltd a contract to supply a Radio Frequency
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5 December 2006

Plymouth opts for Ensemble integration platform

Plymouth ICT Shared Services is replacing its current integration platform with InterSystems Ensemble, it was announced today. Plymouth’s director of
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5 December 2006

Hospitals told not to use C+B to manage demand

Hospitals that have been using Choose and Book to manage demand by withholding appointments slots have been ordered to stop
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5 December 2006

NHS broadband network provider wins ISO accreditation

BT has announced that its NHS New National Network service provider arm (N3SP), the unit within BT responsible for building
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5 December 2006

Medical search engine rated ‘better than Google’

A survey of over 200 GPs has found that two thirds feel that specialist search engines such as SearchMedica can be
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