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Oncology decision support app deployed

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is deploying a decision support app called ONCOassist.
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Colchester told to invest in cancer IT

A report on cancer services at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust has discovered that it purchased a specialist cancer
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Pathologist creates open source software

A pathologist at Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust has created open source, web-based pathology reporting software.
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Sheffield improves results turnaround

Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has halved the turnaround time for test results after going live with an in-house
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IT refresh for Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK has refreshed its IT infrastructure through a partnership with EMC, which has seen a number of new
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EHI Awards 2011: On the alert

A simple email alert system developed by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust has improved care for cancer patients.
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Data issues hit Imperial cancer patients

“Data collection” issues at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust mean it may not have received hundreds of urgent cancer referrals
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Clinicians should recommend cancer sites

Clinicians need to recommend websites on which patients can find accurate information about chemotherapy as patients place value on such
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US finds winning cancer apps

Developers in the US have created mobile applications which make use of public data to help detect, prevent, diagnose and
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Cancer risk tools make progress

More than 150 GP practices are taking part in a paper-based trial of a risk assessment tool for cancer diagnosis
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