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Wanless warns NPfIT risking NHS modernisation

In a review of NHS modernisation efforts Sir Derek Wanless has criticised the slow progress of the National Programme for
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Practices urged to decide on systems by year end

Connecting for Health (CfH) wants all GP practices in England to decide whether they want to stick with their existing
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Microsoft launches CUI internationally

Microsoft has today launched its health Common User Interface (CUI), designed to help improve patient safety and the efficiency of
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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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First five GPSoC suppliers signed

The eight suppliers that are to be awarded contracts under the GP Systems of Choice (GP Soc) framework contract have
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