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12 April 2005

Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT

Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for
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12 April 2005

Doctors to get say on future of NHS IT

Grassroots doctors are to get the chance to tell the National Programme for IT, now known as NHS Connecting for
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11 April 2005

Results may vary

Geoff Bick, director of product development at data analysis software firm CHKS, shows how wide variations in hospitals' approach to
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11 April 2005

Computer equipment could help MRSA spread

Keyboards and computer equipment installed in hospitals may aid the spread of ‘superbug’ bacteria such as MRSA, a study in
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11 April 2005

European health IT market to double by 2010

A new report has predicted that the existing fragmented European Healthcare IT industry, with different vendors control different niche segments,
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11 April 2005

‘Connect with GPs’ call for IT modernisers

A GP magazine has called on Connecting for Health (formerly the National Programme for IT) to connect with its readers
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8 April 2005

NHS coping with FOI so far

A new survey indicates that most NHS organisations have so far only received a limited number of Freedom of Information
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8 April 2005

Accenture feels the squeeze on NHS contracts

Accenture, the international consulting firm that holds two local service provider (LSPs) contracts for the NHS, has reported lower margins
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8 April 2005

New deal to share responsibility for CRS delays

The National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has confirmed that it has signed "shared governance arrangements" with BT and Fujitsu, LSPs for
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7 April 2005

Unreliable patients most likely to ask for SMS reminders

Patients most likely to be ‘Did Not Attends’ (DNAs) at outpatient clinics are also the most likely to sign up for text
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