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Interoperability body announces 93 new members

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), the international health interoperability body, has announced that it has been joined by 93 member
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Gene analysis site launches in Europe

The 23andMe kit now available across Europe A new consumer genetic test website, 23andMe, launched in Europe this week.  The
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NPfIT ‘pushed the NHS into disarray’ say Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats have labelled the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) as a waste of money which ‘has pushed the
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iSoft reaches halfway point on Irish PAS deal

iSoft has reached the halfway point on a £41.5m project to deliver integrated patient management systems to hospitals across Ireland.
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CfH appoints two new GP clinical leads

Connecting for Health has appointed two new GP national clinical leads – former EMIS national user group chair Dr Manpreet
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Moving to hosted systems

Disagreement over extended access could impact the speed of movement to hosted systems. Fiona Barr reports.
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Over 40 per cent of practices say PBC data poor

More than 40% of GP practices believe the information they receive for practice based commissioning (PBC) is poor or very
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EC acts to ease computer-assisted translation

The European Commission has translated a collection of around one million sentences into 22 of the 23 official languages of
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National PACS steering group disbanded

A shake-up in national governance arrangements for PACS across England has been signalled by Connecting for Health.
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BT contract reset worth additional £55m funding

Health minister Ben Bradshaw has revealed that BT’s contract reset last summer was worth £55m additional funding, to reflect new
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