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Dartford uses Itanium as bridge to EPR
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is taking forward plans for an electronic patient record system by putting a new hardware platform under the latest version of iSoft’s PatientCentre patient administration system.
Norwegian nurses warm to robots
A Norwegian study has shown that staff in the nursing care sector would welcome sensor and robot technology in the homes of the elderly and in nursing homes.
Birmingham tenders for 3D ‘wayfinder’
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has put out a tender for a 3D virtual reality system for its new hospital.
South London Cerner go-live delayed
The go-live of Cerner Millennium at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been delayed until March
NHS orgs invest in reference database
Eight NHS trusts and commissioning support units have invested in a weekly updated reference database
Outsourcing explored for NHS Choices
NHS England is looking to outsource the provision of the “daughter of NHS Choices” beyond
NHS Direct 0845 closure costs £70m
The decommissioning of NHS Direct’s 0845 telephone service in favour of NHS 111 has cost
Dr Chaand Nagpaul new GPC chair
Dr Chaand Nagpaul has been elected as the new leader of the BMA’s GP Committee.