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14 February 2005

ÂŁ300k offered for research into NHS IT attitudes

The NHS Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO) R&D programme have put out a call for proposals, offering £300,000 for research
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14 February 2005

Pacemaker sends SMS to warn of heart problems

A Dutch university medical centre has carried out the first patient implant of a pacemaker system that sends out SMS
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11 February 2005

Decision support software can reduce hospitalisation

A study published in this month’s American Journal of Managed Care has found that clinical decision support software, backed up
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10 February 2005

John Radcliffe develops e-prescribing for blood

John Radcliffe Hospital, part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, is developing a new electronic prescribing system for blood
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10 February 2005

Outside the inbox

Chris Booth, who has been working with SMS and healthcare for several years, says that text messaging can do more
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10 February 2005

NPfIT urged to communicate with nurses

The Royal College of Nursing have called for better communication between nursing staff and the National Programme for IT, and
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10 February 2005

Scotland considering buying replacement GP system

The Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) is considering the procurement of an alternative IT system for Scottish GPs. Dr Stuart
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9 February 2005

E-mail mentoring to help budding nurses

The University of East Anglia has set up an e-mail mentoring programme to help 14-15 year-olds from deprived backgrounds who
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9 February 2005

PACS installed across rural Welsh NHS Trust

North West Wales NHS Trust is to implement LifeImaging PACS software from Ferrania across its nine hospitals, many of which
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8 February 2005

Doctors’ belief in NHS IT project fading

Doctors’ enthusiasm for the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has declined sharply over the past 12 months, with the
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