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17 June 2009

Switchover to Digital Britain

The government has confirmed that it wants universal access to 2Mbps broadband by 2012, arguing that this is vital for
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16 June 2009

GE offers $100m loans to boost EMR use

GE Healthcare has launched a programme of €72m ($100m) in interest-free loans to boost electronic medical record (EMR) adoption in
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16 June 2009

HealthSpace expansion plans shelved

The Department of Health has shelved plans for a massive expansion of its personal health record project, HealthSpace.
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16 June 2009

EU Network set up to share human samples

An ambitious €170m network linking European biobanks and related information resources to connect researchers across the continent is to be
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15 June 2009

Money, money, money

The theme of this year’s NHS Confederation conference was money; or rather the coming lack of it. Lyn Whitfield reports.
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15 June 2009

GPs told to harness IT innovation

GP practices are being encouraged to harness innovative IT services to improve the quality of care they deliver to patients.
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15 June 2009

Finland establishes industry e-health centre

The Finnish health and welfare sector has established a strategic expertise centre (T&H SHOK) focused on improving health and well-being
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15 June 2009

UK telehealth trials missing minorities

Concerns have been raised that the UK’s biggest ever trial of telehealth technologies is excluding non-English speaking people, despite the
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12 June 2009

Berners-Lee to advise on public data use

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man widely credited with inventing the world wide web, is to advise the UK government on
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12 June 2009

GPs urged to be ‘constantly alert’ on privacy

GPs have been advised to be “constantly alert” to potential threats to patient confidentiality and privacy as their representatives back
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