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Pharmacy IT award nominations now open

The Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists have opened nominations for their 2006 annual award for innovative use of information technology within
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Data remember

Data transferred between GP systems must be scrupulously examined for errors. E-Health Insider looks at the issues involved and where
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Online education used to combat hospital infections

A new internet education service launched this week aims to give health workers in Scotland immediate access to latest information
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E-Health Innovation Awards winners announced

Health technology projects that help diabetic patients, speed up results reporting for X-rays and scans and deliver vital information for
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PA calls for electronic tracking of medical devices

The Patients Association has called for the NHS to introduce modern electronic ‘data capture’ systems to enable individual medical devices
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IT input for nurses

E-Health Insider speaks to Sharon Levy from the RCN about what steps NPfIT needs to take to engage with nurses,
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Health and Social Care chief talks about year ahead

Bob Allen, interim chief executive of the new Information Centre for Health and Social Care, has spoken to E-Health Insider
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Better information on doctors vital, says Shipman report

The GMC needs to improve the information available online about the registration history of doctors and whether any action has
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BT signs £108 million deal with Perot for London

Perot Systems Corporation has signed a six and a half-year contract with BT to help deliver the integrated local electronic
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Volunteers needed for NHS Office UI testing

Volunteer health professionals are needed by Microsoft and the National Programme for IT to provide user feedback on the development
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