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One quarter of patients favour records opt-out

Two-thirds of patients believe the government’s consent plans for the Summary Care Record (SCR) are acceptable but one in four
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Voice Recognition

There is something wonderfully space-age about speech recognition. Long before most people had ever seen a computer, they had seen
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Lewisham cuts missed appointments with SMS

Lewisham PCT has reduced the number of missed appointments in 16 practices by 27% by using text message appointment reminders
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New evidence for hospital mobile ban

New research in the journal Critical Care has provided fresh evidence that mobile phone signals over short ranges can interfere
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Bulgaria begins electronic health cards pilot

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance Fund have begun piloting the issuing of electronic health cards,
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Initiate to help deliver national child database

Capgemini UK has selected Initiate Systems Inc to provide the foundational linking and matching technology for the UK national children’s
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