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Call to scrap ‘illegal’ NHS patient database

A quarter of all government databases, including NHS Detailed Care Records Service and NHS CRS Secondary Uses Service, are illegal
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Agfa-Gevaert Healthcare’s sales falter

Full year results from Belgium’s Agfa-Gavaert show that sales fell 8.6% to €1.23 billion in 2008. Included in the decline
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Healthcare Commission calls for better early warning systems

The Healthcare Commission has said that early warning systems on patient safety incidents, which highlight key issues on quality of
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Personal appearance dropped for SCR opt-out

NHS Connecting for Health has dropped the requirement for patients to appear in person if they wish to opt out
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