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29 May 2002

West Berkshire PCTs and Torex Work on Multidisciplinary Record

Clinical teams in West Berkshire are to work with Torex Health to develop a next-generation community and primary care system
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27 May 2002

Health Data Protection Group Formed

The first meeting of the new Health Records and Data Protection Review Group, set up to advise the Government on
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27 May 2002

Milburn Promises “Large Scale” IT Investment

The Secretary of State Alan Milburn used his speech to the NHS Confederation conference on Friday to give the strongest
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23 May 2002

Surrey Ambulance Signs PPP on IT System

Surrey Ambulance has announced the signing of a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement with Premier Computer Solutions for a range of
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23 May 2002

Information is a Board Issue says NHS Chief

NHS chief executive, Nigel Crisp, has issued a firm reminder to chairs and chief executives that data quality is their
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23 May 2002

NHS LifeHouse to Test Patient Smart Cards

A study by NHS LifeHouse , a London NHS R&D funded group, is to begin later this year to assess
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21 May 2002

New NeLH Service for Midwives and Pregnant Women

The National electronic Library for Health (NeLH) has opened up a new information section to support care for mothers and
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16 May 2002

No Funding for IT Development Projects

The Department of Health has failed to secure extra funding for a series of development projects that had been thought
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16 May 2002

EDS is Preferred Supplier for NHS National e-Mail

EDS was named by the NHS Information Authority this week as the new preferred supplier for the NHS national e-mail
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16 May 2002

Survey Challenges Compulsory Patient Data Sharing

A new survey by ICM research finds that 95% of patients said they would not allow civil servants access to
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