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SUS public consultation launched

NHS Connecting for Health has launched a public consultation on the wider use of patient information held in the Secondary
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Doctors and pharmacists join smartcard critics

With its rollout coming closer, critics of the German smartcard project are once again becoming louder. Three regional political representative
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Medtronic to open CareLink for atrial fibrillation

Patients with atrial fibrillation or suspected atrial fibrillation could soon be monitored via Medtronic’s CareLink platform. This could substantially increase
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London payroll and Tees patient records lost

Four computer disks, containing more than seven years’ worth of payroll information for nearly 18,000 NHS staff in London, have
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Vodafone and Spanish Red Cross partner on 3G care

The Vodafone Espana Foundation, the Spanish Red Cross and Qualcomm, have joined together to launch a project using 3G broadband
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GP locums struggle to get smartcards

GP locums are working without NHS Connecting for Health smartcards because of problems in obtaining them, the British Medical Association
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