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22 September 2004

Trusts told to end local PACS procurements

All English NHS trusts have been told they must immediately end any PACS (Picture Archiving and Storage System) procurements after
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22 September 2004

Glasgow network makes light work of data display

NHS Greater Glasgow has finalised the installation of a high-speed network that links all 19 PCTs and around half of
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21 September 2004

Rocky road ahead for NPfIT suppliers

The National Programme for IT favours large businesses over small and only amounts to a “contact database" for the NHS;
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20 September 2004

Children’s e-health strategy focuses on shared records

An information strategy published as part of the new Children’s and Maternity Services National Service Framework focuses on how health information
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20 September 2004

IT and wireless tech aiding elderly and disabled

Two new wireless-based devices which aim to give elderly and disabled people greater independence both inside and outside their home
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17 September 2004

NHSIA Stakeholder Link to close

The NHS Information Authority has announced the immediate closure of its Stakeholder Link service.  Some of the service’s functions will
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16 September 2004

NPfIT mandates LSP PACS solutions

The National Programme for IT has reclassified picture archiving and communications system (PACS)  as a “core NPfIT service" but, unlike
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16 September 2004

Care record board to focus on communication

The new chair of the Care Record Development Board who is charged with the task of engaging stakeholders in the
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15 September 2004

Why GPs face Hobson’s choice

An exclusive interview with Sean Riddell, deputy managing director of EMIS, about how he believes that GPs are being denied
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15 September 2004

Danes’ enthusiasm for net health gives way to apathy

Patients may be eager to use internet health management systems, but they run the risk of boring their patients, being over-complicated,
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