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20 April 2009

GPs urged to adopt online sign language translation

A UK charity is urging GP practices to adopt a web-based sign language translation service which is currently available free
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20 April 2009

New robot to assist elderly at home

The RobuLAB French robotics specialist Robosoft and SRI International have demonstrated a new service robot designed to assist the elderly
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17 April 2009

Royal Free chief executive resigns

Andrew Way, the chief executive at the Royal Free Hampstead Hospital, which was plunged into financial crisis following installation of a new
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17 April 2009

NHS Choices to publish mortality rates

NHS Choices is to start publishing hospitals’ standardised mortality ratios on its website. The government’s flagship health site already publishes generalised
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17 April 2009

New logo identifies safe online pharmacy

One in four GPs have treated patients for adverse reactions to medicines bought online, according to a survey. The poll
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17 April 2009

EMAS answers 20 per cent more calls with Mitel

East Midlands Ambulance Service has coped with a 20% increase in calls while maintaining its emergency call answer times by
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17 April 2009

Germany’s electronic health card stalls

The introduction of electronic health cards in Germany has been stalled because doctors are refusing to buy the necessary equipment
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16 April 2009

Audit Commission criticises data quality

A report published by the Audit Commission has concluded that data quality is still “often not what it needs to
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16 April 2009

King’s Fund launches primary care inquiry

The King’s Fund has launched an 18-month inquiry into primary care in England that will aim to produce a set of measures
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16 April 2009

Behind the scenes of an EPR deployment: go live

Sarah Bruce catches up with Benenden Hospital’s deployment of an Oasis electronic patient record system.
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