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13 January 2009

GPC condemns proposed QoF changes

GP representatives have condemned the government’s proposals for changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework. The British Medical Association’s General
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13 January 2009

Fast followers to lead SCR roll out

Seventeen primary care trusts are due to begin implementing the Summary Care Record before 1 April as part of a
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13 January 2009

HL7 releases child health EHR standard

Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements
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12 January 2009

Prison health records on lost memory stick

An NHS worker lost a memory stick with the password attached containing patient information on over 6,000 prisoners. Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust said
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12 January 2009

Web coaching helps weight management, says study

Counselling via the phone and internet are better methods for helping people reduce their weight than simply giving them self-help
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12 January 2009

NHSmail migration delayed by a week

NHSmail’s migration to the Microsoft Exchange platform has been delayed by a week. The first live user accounts were due
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9 January 2009

Antwerp selects Agfa for cardiovascular imaging

The University of Antwerp Hospital has awarded a contract with Agfa to provide it with enhanced cardiovascular diagnostic imaging and
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9 January 2009

OLPC has potential for health

Computers provided to children in developing countries as part of the One Laptop One Child initiative could also be used
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9 January 2009

Sheffield’s BigHand for digital dictation

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has implemented a digital dictation system to cover 1,000 users across five hospitals on
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9 January 2009

German e-tendering for health launched

Three German procurement associations have banded together to launch a new e-tendering system called ‘eVergabe’, which has been developed by
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