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6 August 2004

ID cards: discretion will be needed on healthcare access

If national ID cards are used to control access to NHS care, doctors will need some discretion to treat people
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5 August 2004

Why Brunel would back NPfIT

Alright you anoraks, what do you know about engineering? I don't mean plugging in the odd bit of extra RAM.
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5 August 2004

The Quality Management and Analysis System (QMAS)

The quality and outcomes framework (QoF) is designed to reward practices for the quality of care offered to their patients
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4 August 2004

SMS reminds patients of upcoming appointments

A new system that sends GP appointment reminders to patients over SMS which partially integrates into existing electronic appointment record
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4 August 2004

Norfolk hospital gets electronic cancer care system

A hospital in East Anglia has installed an electronic cancer management system in its oncology department, which is designed to bring greater
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3 August 2004

Doctors’ support for NPfIT tailing off, says survey

A new survey has revealed that doctors’ support for the aims of the national programme has fallen to 54% from
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2 August 2004

Laptop and mobile ban lifted in new MHRA guidelines

The Medicines and Health Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued new guidelines about the use of wireless communication and electronics in hospitals
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30 July 2004

Tele-echography robot allows remote patient scans

A university research team has developed a robotic device that allows a doctor to examine a patient in a remote
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29 July 2004

Evidence of e-health benefits needed, says IPPR report

A new report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) has highlighted the lack of reliable research into the
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29 July 2004

NPfIT receives Big Brother award for privacy fears

The National Programme for IT has won “Most Appalling Project" at Privacy International’s 6th Annual UK Big Brother awards at
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