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New working party on dose monitoring

8 November 2013 12:00 AM

The Department of Health is to set up a new working party on radiation dose monitoring.

Greater Manchester makes paperless leap

8 November 2013 12:00 AM

All ten acute trusts in Greater Manchester will have stopped using paper to send discharge summaries to GP practices by the end of the month, and willl be sending correspondence electronically through PCTI’s EDT Hub.

Colchester may face data scandal

7 November 2013 1:43 PM

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is at the centre of a widening series of investigations into claims that information may have been falsified to hide missed targets for cancer treatment.

Lessons learned from PACS/RIS round one

6 November 2013 2:09 PM

Valuable lessons have been learned from the first wave of trusts exiting national PACS and RIS contracts, according to the head of the National PACS Programme.

Med device regulation not fit for apps

6 November 2013 1:55 PM

Medical apps need a better safety assurance process, but applying the processes applied to the regulation of medical devices may not be the way forward, the HANDI Health Apps conference has been told.