6 January 2009

Hospitals advised to end mobile phone bans

Hospitals in England have been told to consider allowing “more liberal use of mobile phones”, following new guidance issued today
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2 January 2009

Study on progress to European e-health space

Details have been released of a new EU-funded study into measuring progress towards an interoperable e-health space The objectives of
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30 December 2008

Australia warns of e-health fragmentation

Australia requires a national co-ordinated approach on e-health, or risks creating duplication and fragmentation, states a new national e-health report.
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29 December 2008

Report on telehealth workshop published

The European Commission’s ICT for Health unit has released a report from its November ‘procuring for health benefits’ telehealth workshop.
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24 December 2008

Obama urged to commit $25 billion to health IT

The US Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society have urged President Obama to invest a minimum of $25 billion in
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22 December 2008

Bath extends deal with IBM for legacy system

Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust has signed a one-year, £520,000 deal with IBM to extend support for its hospital
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18 December 2008

Millennium delays cost Kingston £500,000

Delays to the delivery of a Cerner Millennium electronic record system at Kingston Hospital NHS Trust have cost it more
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17 December 2008

Pan-European 112 emergency number a reality

Citizens across all European Union countries can now access emergency services by dialling 112, the single European emergency number. The
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17 December 2008

Ascribe valued at £32.9m in MBO offer

AIM-listed health software firm Ascribe has been valued at £32.9m in a proposed management buy out, details of which were published
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17 December 2008

Vodafone invests in mobile health firm

Newbury, Berkshire-based, mobile phone giant Vodafone has invested in t+ Medical, a UK provider of mobile health services acccessed across
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