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Connecting for Health extends Microsoft licensing deal

Microsoft and NHS Connecting for Health have renewed their Enterprise Wide Agreement (EWA), following the completion of the first three
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Details of Preventative Technology Grant set out

The Department of Health has issued new guidance to local authorities advising them that funds from the Preventative Technology Grant,
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Spanish hospital to pilot medical tablet PC

Intel, Oracle and Orion Health have announced the launch of a pilot for a new mobile computing device, designed from
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NHSmail to move to Microsoft Exchange

NHSmail, the email and directory service for the NHS, will undergo a technology refresh, transitioning from its existing Mirapoint platform
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Mass GP2GP roll-out to begin end July

GP2GP electronic record transfer is expected to be able to be rolled out to more than 70% of GP practices
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Swiss agree compromise e-health strategy

After extensive political wrangling the Swiss Bundesrat – federal parliament – has endorsed a national e-health strategy, based on the
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Safety technology needed to protect nurses, says RCN

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is calling for the NHS to fund mobile devices to enable community nurses working alone
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Community staff in Nottingham trial wireless record access

Community-based health professionals in Nottingham have taken part in a successful three month mobile technology trial, using wireless broadband-enabled laptops
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Granger says he is ‘ashamed’ of some systems provided

The departing head of the NHS IT programme Richard Granger has said he is ashamed of the quality of some
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BT encourages trusts to use its conferencing service

Working across the UK health sector BT is helping to save millions of pounds each year as more and more
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