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South Warwickshire authorises shared smartcard use

South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust has confirmed that its board has agreed that clinicians working in part of its
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Long Eaton Health Centre implements VoIP system

Long Eaton Health Centre, an all-in-one clinic in Derbyshire County PCT has gone live with a new Voice over Internet
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Information Commissioner backs electronic care records

The UK’s Information Commissioner has issued new guidance to members of the public on the government’s plans to develop a
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CSC delivers seven new systems in North East and East

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has announced that it deployed seven new IT systems to GP practices and healthcare community settings,
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90% of children back Child Index

More than 90% of children believe it will be acceptable for doctors, school nurses and health visitors to access the
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Nuffield Hospitals invest in new Dell hardware

Nuffield Hospitals group has replaced its entire desktop infrastructure with a new set of 3,500 new desktop PCs provided by
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DTI says it will back UK telehealth firms

Industry and regions minister, Margaret Hodge has said that the Department of Trade and Industry wants to promote new telehealth
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Granger promises summary care record pilots by Easter

Connecting for Health’s chief executive, Richard Granger, has revealed that the first pilots of the national summary care record project
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Telecare can grow to meet demands of 2020

Telecare has the capacity to become a key tool in helping cope with future demands of the fast ageing population, once it gets past current
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Maltese tender suspended due to corruption allegation

A €30m tender for an integrated health information system at Malta’s new Mater Dei Hospital has been suspended following an
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