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NHS workforce peaks at 1.4m

22 March 2011 2:09 PM

New figures show that by September 2010 the NHS workforce had reached 1,431,557; but that it is now beginning to fall as NHS organisations make efficiency savings.

GPs asked for views on GP2GP records

22 March 2011 12:13 PM

GP practices who receive records via the GP2GP electronic transfer of records project are being asked to take part in a survey on the quality of records they receive.

The iPhone’s connected to the wrist bone

22 March 2011 12:00 AM

Anatomy is the latest discipline to embrace the iPhone, with a new app developed at Warwick University offering medical students bite-sized master classes on screen.

Cambridge has QlikView of data

22 March 2011 12:00 AM

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has said that implementing a user driven business intelligence system has allowed it to save the equivalent of a quarter of ts bed capacity.

ACS predicts profits up a fifth

22 March 2011 12:00 AM

The owner of the Adastra out-of-hours system, Advanced Computer Software, has announced it expects to make profits of around £24m this year; an increase of 21% on last year.

Heart surgeons call for more public data

21 March 2011 3:39 PM

Heart surgeons have criticised other specialities for failing to collect the data on deaths and other treatment outcomes that may help patients decide where to go for treatment.