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An independent view

Professor Tricia Greenhalgh is conducting an independent evaluation of the Summary Care Record. She explains why the work is so
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Hopes for GP2GP completion by end of 2008

Connecting for Health hopes to rollout its GP2GP record transfer project to every practice in England by the end of
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PACS rollout to be completed by 2008

All hospitals in England will receive new Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) by 2008, the Department of Health has
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BMA chairman resigns over MTAS affair

The chairman of the British Medical Association, James Johnson, resigned from his position last night following criticism of his handling
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Government backs pharmacist access to EPR

The government has backed plans for pharmacists to be allowed access to electronic patient records but says the public will
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NOC still having Millennium problems 18 months on

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) NHS Trust has told E-Health Insider that a year and a half after going live with
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Diabetic patients pilot new shared health records

Diabetic patients in Carmarthenshire, Wales are piloting new electronic health records which will share all information about their care and
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Basildon and Thurrock installs ViewPortal Healthcare

The Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is using a new electronic document management system called ViewPortal Healthcare
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NAO says information vital to cutting prescribing costs

A National Audit Office study has found that the NHS could save £200m a year by GPs prescribing drugs fewer
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Suffolk trusts deploy VoIP over N3 network

Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and Suffolk Primary Care Trust have deployed a new voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) system
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