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IT underpins development of NHS Direct

NHS Direct is banking on new technology to help deliver better services and cope with record levels of demand, Joe
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Celebrity’s details illicitly viewed by NHS staff

Reports that the records of a celebrity were illicitly viewed by over 50 members of staff at an NHS hospital
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Heart of England pilot community access to maternity records

Community midwives from the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust are to begin using their EuroKing E3 maternity information system
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Oracle boss says ‘rip and replace’ not viable

The vice-president of Oracle Health and Life Sciences, EMEA, has said that healthcare organisations must look for new ways to
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Cambio delivers integrated patient record in Sweden

While many European countries are planning or moving towards introducing integrated electronic patient records to link together hospitals, clinics and
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‘Battle not over’ for IT system choice

Despite the signing of contracts for the GP Systems of Choice initiative, the battle to win IT system choice for
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Wigan Council adopts NHS number as unique ID

Wigan Council has become one of the first English councils to connect health to social care services information after linking
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‘Interop’ solution joins up labels and orders

ICE Desktop Test Requesting Screen (click to enlarge) Healthcare organisations that use Anglia Healthcare System’s ICE Desktop software to provide electronic
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Finalists named for BT e-Health Insider Awards

After careful deliberation finalists for five of the categories in the prestigious BT e-Health Insider Awards were chosen last week
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World of Health IT

WHIT '07, which will be held in the Austria Centre, Vienna, from 22-25 October, is keen to achieve consensus within
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