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Tories would ‘end monopoly’ of NHS Choices

The Conservative Party would remove NHS Choices from Department of Health control and force it to compete on the same
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EMRs named top priority in HIMSS survey

Implementing electronic medical records has become the top priority for senior healthcare information professionals, a major US survey has shown.
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East Kent cuts turn around times with SRC

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has been able to reduce cancer diagnosis times by deploying digital dictation with
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EMIS Web to receive CfH approval by autumn

EMIS Web, the next generation clinical system from GP system supplier EMIS, is likely to get NHS Connecting for Health
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World’s first kids medical website announced

Medikidz has announced it will launch the world’s first dedicated children’s medical website in July.
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Government ‘remains confident’ in NPfIT

The Department of Health has said that it “remains confident in the potential of both Cerner’s Millennium and iSoft’s Lorenzo
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North East Essex runs pilot with Tunstall

NHS North East Essex has announced that it plans to install 40 telehealth units by September in a pilot project
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North Cumbria goes live with Ascribe

North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust has announced a multi-site go live of Ascribe’s hospital pharmacy and management systems. The
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Philips healthcare catches cold

Dutch consumer and health electronics giant Philips has reported a fourth quarter loss of €1.47bn (£1.4bn) and will cut 6,000
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CfH on the brink of new deals with CSC and BT

NHS Connecting for Health is on the brink of signing new renegotiated deals with its two main remaining contractors, Computer
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