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17 December 2008

Pan-European 112 emergency number a reality

Citizens across all European Union countries can now access emergency services by dialling 112, the single European emergency number. The
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17 December 2008

Ascribe valued at £32.9m in MBO offer

AIM-listed health software firm Ascribe has been valued at £32.9m in a proposed management buy out, details of which were published
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17 December 2008

Pharmacists get access to PDS for EPS R2

Community pharmacists are to be issued with new smartcards to give them access to the Personal Demographics Service. NHS Connecting
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17 December 2008

Vodafone invests in mobile health firm

Newbury, Berkshire-based, mobile phone giant Vodafone has invested in t+ Medical, a UK provider of mobile health services acccessed across
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16 December 2008

Official consultation on 084 numbers

The Department of Health has launched a three month consultation on whether it should ban the use of 084 numbers
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16 December 2008

Software replaces fax and phone organ allocation

NHS Blood and Transplant is preparing to roll out a new software system to speed up the process of allocating
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16 December 2008

SystmOne pilots discharge summaries

Primary care IT supplier TPP has begun to pilot electronic discharge summaries between a GP practice and hospital in north
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16 December 2008

European drugs to carry barcodes

Medicines sold across Europe will have to carry barcodes and other improved security mechanisms, under proposals unveiled by the European
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15 December 2008

Emergency and continuity planning strengthened

BT has won a contract from the Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Secretariat and the Communities and Local Government department to
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15 December 2008

Commission sets out steps on patient safety

The European Commission has published proposals designed to improve patient safety and reduce the number of patients who suffer harm
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