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2 June 2004

Mixed results for health websites in accessibility survey

The NHS Direct website is not accessible enough for disabled users and contains too many coding errors, whereas the new
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1 June 2004

Health insurance smart card scheme starts in EU

European Health Insurance Cards (EHIC) are being formally introduced today in 13 EU countries, including Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Estonia and
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28 May 2004

Doubts raised over first NPfIT delivery deadlines

The leak of a confidential BT document, highlighting “material contractual issues", has raised concerns that the first June delivery dates
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27 May 2004

MPs told Wales, Scotland and NI passed on NPfIT

The NHS in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales were each approached and subsequently turned down the opportunity to participate in
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27 May 2004

Armed forces march towards electronic health records

The MoD has announced the next stage of plans to introduce an electronic medical records system that will link to
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26 May 2004

Cerner’s Millennium named best EPR system

Cerner Millenium has been awarded the top prize at the Toward an Electronic Patient Record (TEPR) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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25 May 2004

Report challenges hospital mobile ban

A new report on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) in healthcare facilities challenges the wisdom of blanket prohibitions
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25 May 2004

Three NHSIA offices to go in Lyons rationalisation

Three NHS Information Authority offices in south east England are to be closed and their 142 staff offered relocation and
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24 May 2004

IT skills training saves staff time, survey reveals

The European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) is dramatically improving computer literacy in the NHS and saving staff time, a survey
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24 May 2004

Barnsley DGH gets ‘chip and pin’ for patient record access

Barnsley District General Hospital (BDGH) has introduced a new smart-card authentication network, giving staff secure access to patient records, and,
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