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15 July 2009

Info underpins National Care Service

The government has identified telecare and online information services as two of the foundations of its proposed National Care Service.
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15 July 2009

Anderson: ‘prepare for more viruses’

A well-known IT security expert has told E-health Insider that hospitals need to accept that viruses exist and has urged
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15 July 2009

Spain joins SNOMED body

Spain has become the eleventh country to join the international healthcare standards development organisation (IHTSDO), the organisation aimed at spreading
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14 July 2009

Lord Darzi quits government

Lord Darzi is to resign as a health minister but to retain a role as a government advisor. Downing Street
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14 July 2009

Philips reports falling health sales

Dutch technology and healthcare giant Philips has reported a big fall in second quarter profits and sales, but says conditions
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14 July 2009

GP raises concern about PDS security

Renewed concerns have been raised about the security of the Personal Demographics Service after a GP was able to access
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14 July 2009

Public asked for views on HealthSpace

Patients are being invited to give their views on the future development of the Department of Health’s personal health record
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14 July 2009

Scotland delivers e-prescription service

Scotland has announced that it has become the first country in the UK to deliver an electronic prescription service, with
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14 July 2009

Wireless healthcare depends on security

A new report has warned that the security of wireless health applications needs to be improved if they are to
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14 July 2009

Problems at flagship urgent care service

A flagship urgent care service covering five primary care trusts generated dozens of complaints from patients and doctors in its
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