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29 May 2007

iSoft takeover in doubt as CSC witholds consent

The £140m takeover of UK health software supplier iSoft by Australian rival IBA Health has hit a major snag with
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29 May 2007

System C to provide CfH with deployment specialists

Health software and consultancy firm System C Healthcare has signed a major new contract to provide healthcare IT deployment specialists
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29 May 2007

Shared records aid cuts in outpatient visits

Electronic consultations by secondary care clinicians with access to shared care records can save up to 70% of outpatient appointments,
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28 May 2007

Siemens at the crossroads

Klaus Kleinfeld who resigned as Siemens' chief executive last week was also the mastermind behind the company's healthcare IT development.
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25 May 2007

Paper records a ‘direct factor’ in patient’s death

An independent inquiry into the death of a patient seen by eight different doctors over a bank holiday weekend has
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25 May 2007

ScriptSwitch acquired by Isis for almost £10m

Prescribing advice specialists ScriptSwitch has been acquired by Isis Equity Partners in a deal worth almost £10m. The Coventry based
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25 May 2007

Delays continue on NPfIT local ownership programme

A review is underway to establish new priorities and additional requirements for the NHS National Programme for IT Local Ownership
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25 May 2007

Cardiac telemedicine could save NHS £46m says report

A pilot of cardiac telemedicine services in Cumbria and Lancashire has concluded that if introduced nationally the technology could save
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24 May 2007

HL7 UK to hold NHS systems interoperability seminars

HL7 UK, the promoter of healthcare interoperability standards, have announced they are to hold a series of free one-day seminars
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24 May 2007

£12m awarded to three home telecare sites

Teams in Kent, Newham and Cornwall have been awarded £12m to look at how best home telecare can be implemented.
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