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Suspended doctor wins apology over share record

A junior doctor suspended by her employers for five years after objecting to her private medical records being given to
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German doctors say no to centrally stored patient records

Recent reports about incidents of data loss in the British healthcare system have alarmed medical doctors in other European countries.
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Capula Healthcare awarded BSI security certificate

Capula Healthcare has been awarded a BSI ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security certificate, the key security requirement set by NHS Connecting
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Six month delay to stage two of electronic prescriptions

Release two of the Electronic Prescription Service will not go live until spring or summer this year, at least six
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60 Second Interview: Dr Paul O’Reilly

Joe Fernandez quizzes Dr Paul O’Reilly, a GP Partner at the Doctor Hickey Surgery in London.
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GP’s video encourages patients to access records

A GP has made a video to encourage patients in his practice to access their electronic records over the internet.
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North Tees emergency unit opens with wireless

Emergency staff at the University Hospital of North Tees are using wireless technology to treat patients at their bedside and
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Adastra offers e-prescribing to N Ireland customers

Clinicians in Northern Ireland using Adastra’s v3 case management system can now print a 2D barcode on their prescriptions – a
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Carestream aids tumour screening in Albania

Carestream Health is providing computed radiography solutions, printing systems and professional services to an EU-funded screening project between Italy and
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Technology to deliver the 18 week wait

By December 2008 all non-urgent NHS patients should start their hospital treatment within 18 weeks of their GP referring them
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