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Select committee transparency call rejected

A call from the Commons Health Select Committee calling for more transparency from Connecting for Health has been rejected by
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Systems Integration

NHS trusts have large numbers of computer systems, and they all need to be able to talk to each other.
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Orange Healthcare launched in France

Global mobile phone network provider Orange has created a division to compete in the e-health market. Named Orange Healthcare, the
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Government rejects consent call for SUS use

The government has rejected calls from the Commons Health Select Committee to apply consent to the use of Secondary Uses
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Government launches new assisted living R&D

The Technology Strategy Board, an executive non-departmental public body, controlled by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, has
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GP practice asks if it should drop 0844 number

A GP practice in Worcester is asking patients whether or not it should keep its 0844 telephone number. Ombersley Medical
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Ireland’s Ratemyhospital wins top e-health prize

Ireland’s Ratemyhospital.ie has been awarded the top prize for e-health by the Internet’s World Summit Award at a gala event
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Scotland issues revised ETP schedule

Scotland has issued a revised timetable for the rollout of its electronic transmission of prescriptions (ETP) project which it now
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Scotland launches first interactive ‘info pods’

Patients living in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region will be able to obtain health information around the clock, after
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Wythenshawe uses barcodes to access records

Wythenshawe Hospital, part of the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, has deployed new bar code scanners from
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