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13 June 2007

SNOMED CT-based sensitivity now on Multilex DDF

Clinical decision support specialist, First DataBank Europe (FDBE), has announced the release of SNOMED CT-based sensitivity checking within its drug
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5 June 2007

Five trusts adopt ‘scan and save’ for surgical instruments

Radio Frequency Identification and barcode standards specialist GS1 UK says that five NHS trusts in the North-west have signed up for to its
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27 April 2007

SNOMED sold to new international standards organisation

The intellectual property rights of SNOMED Clinical Terms have been sold for $7.8m (£3.6m) to a newly-formed board called the
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16 February 2007

DH embraces wireless safety technologies

A new strategy document looking at the use of smart wireless wristbands and barcode labelling technologies has been launched by
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11 January 2007

College bows out of SNOMED development

The College of American Pathologists plans to relinquish control of its subsidiary, SNOMED International. SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine
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2 January 2007

Clinical coding to be scrutinised in national audit

The Audit Commission is to undertake a national programme of clinical coding audit in the NHS in England that will
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14 November 2006

iBleep PDA paging made available to all trusts

A new software system called iBleep, designed to simplify communications with doctors at night, is set to be rolled out
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10 November 2006

NPSA issues spec for electronic blood tracking

The National Patient Safety Agency has unveiled new measures to help improve the safety of blood transfusions, including the initial
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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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19 October 2006

Fujitsu’s Cerner delays mount in the South

Three more trusts have had to postpone Fujitsu implementations of Cerner Millennium in the South at short notice, as go-live
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