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HC2006 to run NHS basics course for new IT staff

  The annual Healthcare Computing conference (HC2006) in Harrogate is to feature for the first time a series of workshops
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GP2GP transfers deferred from 2006-07 DES

Electronic GP2GP transfers of patient records will not be part of the coming year’s direct enhanced service (DES) for information
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iBase medical image software under new management

New media company Waba Logic has announced the acquisition of the iBase Image System Medical Image Manager, which is in
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New GP choice proposals outlined

NHS Connecting for Health has outlined new proposals for delivering GP system choice based on a multi-step accreditation process. If
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Cerner confident of delivery in the South

Leading NHS clinical software supplier Cerner Corporation announced last week that it was on track to deliver in the Southern
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Manchester hospitals link up with GPs

Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust have launched a system that enables clinical correspondence to be electronically
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Nursing engagement ‘could become a risk’

Communication with nurses affected by new IT implementations is an issue and will become a risk without appropriate action, IT
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Not so secure

Fiona Barr explains the background to the recent controversy over confidentiality in the personal demographics service.
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Demographic service poses security risk, say senior GPs

The two most senior GP representatives in England have written to Connecting for Health to demand reassurances on patient confidentiality
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Egton and Brother to offer extended warranties

Egton and Brother have started to offer extended technical support to their products in what they are calling an industry
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