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7 November 2006

GP wins award for recall system

Dr Lorna Dunlop, GP at Riverview Medical Centre, Johnstone has won the IT Innovation Award for Best Use of IT
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2 November 2006

Compulsory cleaning keyboard battles MRSA

A new keyboard that reminds its user that it needs to be cleaned regularly has been developed by scientists at
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25 October 2006

Specialists dispute keyword changes for C+B

A dispute between specialists and the Department of Health over use of keywords for Choose and Book clinic types has
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3 October 2006

Telehealth must get smarter, says report

A new report calling for ‘more intelligence at the core of healthcare IT systems’ claims that while the current e-health
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25 September 2006

Cheshire tests telehealth vital signs monitor

Two Cheshire care agencies have teamed up with a housing trust to pilot the Genesis machine, a new telehealth product
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29 August 2006

London Ambulance computer crashes nine times

London Ambulance Service 999 emergency operators have been forced to manually write down emergency details and alert paramedics by radio,
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24 July 2006

CMO highlights e-health initiatives

A new programme using e-mail alerts, chat rooms and on-line notice boards has been developed to fight “consistently high” levels
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19 July 2006

Major Multilex DDF update to support CfH requirements

First Databank Europe (FDBE) has completed a major upgrade to its Multilex Drug Data File (Multilex DDF) to include integration
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19 July 2006

Online clinical incident reporting cuts admin

A primary care trust has deployed a web-based reporting tool to log clinical incidents in real time. Last month 64% of
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26 June 2006

Lengthy delivery for NPfIT maternity systems

The delivery of new maternity systems as part of the NHS IT programme has stalled, E-Health Insider has learned. Not
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