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31 July 2002

Official Launch for NHS Broadband in Wales

The NHS took a step towards greater broadband access last week when Wales health minister, Jane Hutt, officially launched the
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25 July 2002

IT “Certain to be Next Year’s Trick” for Chief Execs

If IT is not high on the NHS trust chief executives’ agenda this year, it will be next year, Chief
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25 July 2002

Telemedicine Helps Babies, Parents and Staff in Neonatal ICUs

A telemedicine solution to the problem of maintaining high quality communication with the parents of babies undergoing neonatal intensive care
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24 July 2002

Three London Trusts Sign £5m Deal with iSOFT

NHS trusts in South East London’s Lambeth Lewisham and Southwark Collaboration have signed three contracts worth £5m with healthcare applications
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24 July 2002

Steady Rise in US Doctors’ Internet Use

US doctors are using the Web more frequently and for longer periods according to a new study from the American
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19 July 2002

Northern Ireland Issues Integrated ICT Strategy

The Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has issued a consultation document on developing integrated IT
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18 July 2002

Oxford Clinical Intranet Links Local NHS

The potential of networked local NHS communities is being demonstrated in Oxfordshire by the Oxford Clinical Intranet, which uses easy-to-use
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17 July 2002

Couch Potatoes Called to Account

Researchers have reported that nagging overweight patients with an automated phone call system, encouraging them to eat less and take
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16 July 2002

DrKoop.com Sold at Knockdown Price

DrKoop.com, the online health information provider, once a darling of Wall Street and stellar stock of the dotcom boom, has
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15 July 2002

VHA Signs Agreement with IBM

VHA Inc., a leading US network of community-owned health care systems and physicians, has signed an agreement with IBM to
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