EU framework for teleradiology discussed

Concerns about the legal and medical issues surrounding teleradiology will be aired at a meeting of experts gathered at the
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Cancer detection software to be trialled

Software to help GPs to detect the early signs of cancer is to be trialled in England in 2010. The
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NHS Stressline to help with debt worries

A new telephone service, NHS Stressline, was launched today to help people facing the New Year worried about debt, housing
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Dr Foster names safety underperformers

The Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2009 has named 12 NHS trusts that it says have significantly underperformed on its new measure of patient
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Carestream Health launches latest RIS

The latest version of Carestream Health’s RIS promises significant new features, including role-based configurability to suit different users and a
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iSoft Synergy to start GP2GP testing

Progress on the GP2GP electronic records transfer programme remains on track with plans to start testing iSoft’s Synergy system at
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College highlights poor PACS image sharing

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems are largely successful in individual hospitals but communication between systems in different hospitals is poor,
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PACS group demands action on NHS Number

Why isn’t it compulsory to use the NHS Number as the primary identifier for patients in England, just as the
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Health security defeats RAF testers

A team of RAF security experts recently spent three days attempting to penetrate the wireless networking component of a managed
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Web coaching helps weight management, says study

Counselling via the phone and internet are better methods for helping people reduce their weight than simply giving them self-help
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