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Practices use of 0844 numbers to be investigated

The government is to gather evidence about the use of 0844 telephone numbers by GP practices and its impact on
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Evidence gap on telehealth needs to be filled

More work is needed to fill the evidence gap on telehealth if it is to enter the mainstream, according to
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NHS Comparators allows 18-week wait measuring

NHS organisations in England can now analyse their performance against the government’s 18-week wait target using a new service launched
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Belfast gets European Connected Health centre

Belfast, Northern Ireland, is to be the home of a new ‘European Centre for Connected Health’, intended to help test
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iSoft Deutschland targets Russian labs

iSoft Deutschland has strengthened its position in Russia’s growing healthcare market after forming a distribution agreement for laboratory information systems
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To donate or not to donate?

Prime Minister Gordon Brown says every British citizen should automatically regarded as an organ donor through a ‘presumed consent’ scheme.
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System C Healthcare acquires Care Records

System C Healthcare, a UK healthcare software services and implementation consultancy, has acquired clinical system developer Care Records Ltd, from
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Cerner to integrate BNF into Millennium

Cerner is to integrate the British National Formulary’s (BNF) medicines information with the Cerner Millennium software for hospital systems in
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Hospitals block appointments with C+B

Hospitals are using Choose and Book to block patients making appointments so they can meet their waiting time targets, according
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EC to hold e-health management workshop

The European Commission is to hold a workshop on e-health management, organised by the ePractice.eu portal – the EC’s web
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